Q: Is 42,096,572 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,096,572 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,096,572 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 42096572 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 79 158 316 553 1,106 2,212 19,031 38,062 76,124 133,217 266,434 532,868 1,503,449 3,006,898 6,013,796 10,524,143 21,048,286 and 42,096,572, with no remainder.

Since 42,096,572 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,096,572, 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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