Q: Is 42,206,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,206,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,206,024 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 42206024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 753,679 1,507,358 3,014,716 5,275,753 6,029,432 10,551,506 21,103,012 and 42,206,024, with no remainder.

Since 42,206,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,206,024, 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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