Q: Is 42,132,032 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,132,032 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,132,032 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 42132032 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 53 64 106 212 424 848 1,696 3,392 12,421 24,842 49,684 99,368 198,736 397,472 658,313 794,944 1,316,626 2,633,252 5,266,504 10,533,008 21,066,016 and 42,132,032, with no remainder.

Since 42,132,032 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,132,032, 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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