Q: Is 42,041,848 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,041,848 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,041,848 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 42041848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 1,223 2,446 4,297 4,892 8,594 9,784 17,188 34,376 5,255,231 10,510,462 21,020,924 and 42,041,848, with no remainder.

Since 42,041,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,041,848, 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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