Q: Is 42,044,016 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,044,016 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,044,016 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 42044016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 84 112 168 336 125,131 250,262 375,393 500,524 750,786 875,917 1,001,048 1,501,572 1,751,834 2,002,096 2,627,751 3,003,144 3,503,668 5,255,502 6,006,288 7,007,336 10,511,004 14,014,672 21,022,008 and 42,044,016, with no remainder.

Since 42,044,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,044,016, 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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