Q: Is 42,124,336 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,124,336 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,124,336 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 42124336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 461 922 1,844 3,688 5,711 7,376 11,422 22,844 45,688 91,376 2,632,771 5,265,542 10,531,084 21,062,168 and 42,124,336, with no remainder.

Since 42,124,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,124,336, 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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