Q: Is 42,152,608 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,152,608 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,152,608 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 42152608 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 47 94 188 376 752 1,504 28,027 56,054 112,108 224,216 448,432 896,864 1,317,269 2,634,538 5,269,076 10,538,152 21,076,304 and 42,152,608, with no remainder.

Since 42,152,608 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,152,608, 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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