Q: Is 42,103,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,103,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,103,024 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 42103024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 229 458 916 1,832 3,664 11,491 22,982 45,964 91,928 183,856 2,631,439 5,262,878 10,525,756 21,051,512 and 42,103,024, with no remainder.

Since 42,103,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,103,024, 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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