Q: Is 42,116,456 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,116,456 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,116,456 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 42116456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 113 226 452 904 46,589 93,178 186,356 372,712 5,264,557 10,529,114 21,058,228 and 42,116,456, with no remainder.

Since 42,116,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,116,456, 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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