Q: Is 42,122,656 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,122,656 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,122,656 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 42122656 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 101 202 404 808 1,616 3,232 13,033 26,066 52,132 104,264 208,528 417,056 1,316,333 2,632,666 5,265,332 10,530,664 21,061,328 and 42,122,656, with no remainder.

Since 42,122,656 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,122,656, 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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