Q: Is 42,067,572 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,067,572 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,067,572 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 42067572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 3,505,631 7,011,262 10,516,893 14,022,524 21,033,786 and 42,067,572, with no remainder.

Since 42,067,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,067,572, 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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