Q: Is 42,232,136 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,232,136 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,232,136 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 42232136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 38 76 79 152 158 316 632 1,501 3,002 3,517 6,004 7,034 12,008 14,068 28,136 66,823 133,646 267,292 277,843 534,584 555,686 1,111,372 2,222,744 5,279,017 10,558,034 21,116,068 and 42,232,136, with no remainder.

Since 42,232,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,232,136, 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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