Q: Is 42,024,768 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,024,768 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,024,768 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 42024768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 47 48 64 94 96 141 188 192 282 376 564 752 1,128 1,504 2,256 3,008 4,512 4,657 9,024 9,314 13,971 18,628 27,942 37,256 55,884 74,512 111,768 149,024 218,879 223,536 298,048 437,758 447,072 656,637 875,516 894,144 1,313,274 1,751,032 2,626,548 3,502,064 5,253,096 7,004,128 10,506,192 14,008,256 21,012,384 and 42,024,768, with no remainder.

Since 42,024,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,024,768, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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