Q: Is 42,132,532 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,132,532 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,132,532 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 42132532 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 97 194 388 1,261 2,522 5,044 8,353 16,706 33,412 108,589 217,178 434,356 810,241 1,620,482 3,240,964 10,533,133 21,066,266 and 42,132,532, with no remainder.

Since 42,132,532 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,132,532, 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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