Q: Is 42,080,768 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,080,768 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,080,768 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 42080768 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 82,189 164,378 328,756 657,512 1,315,024 2,630,048 5,260,096 10,520,192 21,040,384 and 42,080,768, with no remainder.

Since 42,080,768 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,080,768, 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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