Q: Is 42,224,512 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,224,512 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,224,512 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 42224512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 64 88 128 176 352 704 1,408 29,989 59,978 119,956 239,912 329,879 479,824 659,758 959,648 1,319,516 1,919,296 2,639,032 3,838,592 5,278,064 10,556,128 21,112,256 and 42,224,512, with no remainder.

Since 42,224,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,224,512, 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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