Q: Is 42,131,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,131,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,131,024 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 42131024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 52 104 169 208 338 676 1,352 2,704 15,581 31,162 62,324 124,648 202,553 249,296 405,106 810,212 1,620,424 2,633,189 3,240,848 5,266,378 10,532,756 21,065,512 and 42,131,024, with no remainder.

Since 42,131,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,131,024, 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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