Q: Is 42,112,336 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,112,336 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,112,336 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 42112336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 376,003 752,006 1,504,012 2,632,021 3,008,024 5,264,042 6,016,048 10,528,084 21,056,168 and 42,112,336, with no remainder.

Since 42,112,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,112,336, 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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