Q: Is 42,044,648 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,044,648 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,044,648 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 42044648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 647 1,294 2,588 5,176 8,123 16,246 32,492 64,984 5,255,581 10,511,162 21,022,324 and 42,044,648, with no remainder.

Since 42,044,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,044,648, 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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