Q: Is 42,038,856 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,038,856 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,038,856 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 42038856 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 583,873 1,167,746 1,751,619 2,335,492 3,503,238 4,670,984 5,254,857 7,006,476 10,509,714 14,012,952 21,019,428 and 42,038,856, with no remainder.

Since 42,038,856 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,038,856, 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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