Q: Is 42,240,624 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,240,624 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,240,624 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 42240624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 101 202 303 404 606 808 1,212 1,616 2,424 4,848 8,713 17,426 26,139 34,852 52,278 69,704 104,556 139,408 209,112 418,224 880,013 1,760,026 2,640,039 3,520,052 5,280,078 7,040,104 10,560,156 14,080,208 21,120,312 and 42,240,624, with no remainder.

Since 42,240,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,240,624, 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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