Q: Is 42,032,456 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,032,456 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,032,456 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 42032456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 1,447 2,894 3,631 5,788 7,262 11,576 14,524 29,048 5,254,057 10,508,114 21,016,228 and 42,032,456, with no remainder.

Since 42,032,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,032,456, 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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