Q: Is 42,112,288 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,112,288 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,112,288 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 42112288 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 1,316,009 2,632,018 5,264,036 10,528,072 21,056,144 and 42,112,288, with no remainder.

Since 42,112,288 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,112,288, 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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