Q: Is 42,055,624 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,055,624 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,055,624 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 42055624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 404,381 808,762 1,617,524 3,235,048 5,256,953 10,513,906 21,027,812 and 42,055,624, with no remainder.

Since 42,055,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,055,624, 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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