Q: Is 42,220,352 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,220,352 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,220,352 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 42220352 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 659,693 1,319,386 2,638,772 5,277,544 10,555,088 21,110,176 and 42,220,352, with no remainder.

Since 42,220,352 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,220,352, 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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