Q: Is 42,232,112 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,232,112 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,232,112 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 42232112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 52 104 208 203,039 406,078 812,156 1,624,312 2,639,507 3,248,624 5,279,014 10,558,028 21,116,056 and 42,232,112, with no remainder.

Since 42,232,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,232,112, 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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