Q: Is 42,126,544 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,126,544 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,126,544 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 42126544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 272 154,877 309,754 619,508 1,239,016 2,478,032 2,632,909 5,265,818 10,531,636 21,063,272 and 42,126,544, with no remainder.

Since 42,126,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,126,544, 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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