Q: Is 42,068,056 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,068,056 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,068,056 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 42068056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 1,559 3,118 3,373 6,236 6,746 12,472 13,492 26,984 5,258,507 10,517,014 21,034,028 and 42,068,056, with no remainder.

Since 42,068,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,068,056, 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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