Q: Is 42,232,132 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,232,132 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,232,132 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 42232132 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 41 47 82 94 164 188 1,927 3,854 5,479 7,708 10,958 21,916 224,639 257,513 449,278 515,026 898,556 1,030,052 10,558,033 21,116,066 and 42,232,132, with no remainder.

Since 42,232,132 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,232,132, 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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