Q: Is 42,171,824 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,171,824 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,171,824 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 42171824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 521 1,042 2,084 4,168 5,059 8,336 10,118 20,236 40,472 80,944 2,635,739 5,271,478 10,542,956 21,085,912 and 42,171,824, with no remainder.

Since 42,171,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,171,824, 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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