Q: Is 42,157,652 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,157,652 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,157,652 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 42157652 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 37 74 148 443 643 886 1,286 1,772 2,572 16,391 23,791 32,782 47,582 65,564 95,164 284,849 569,698 1,139,396 10,539,413 21,078,826 and 42,157,652, with no remainder.

Since 42,157,652 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,157,652, 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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