Q: Is 42,055,232 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,055,232 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,055,232 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 42055232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 657,113 1,314,226 2,628,452 5,256,904 10,513,808 21,027,616 and 42,055,232, with no remainder.

Since 42,055,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,055,232, 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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