Q: Is 42,242,464 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,242,464 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,242,464 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 42242464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 41 44 82 88 164 176 328 352 451 656 902 1,312 1,804 2,927 3,608 5,854 7,216 11,708 14,432 23,416 32,197 46,832 64,394 93,664 120,007 128,788 240,014 257,576 480,028 515,152 960,056 1,030,304 1,320,077 1,920,112 2,640,154 3,840,224 5,280,308 10,560,616 21,121,232 and 42,242,464, with no remainder.

Since 42,242,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,242,464, 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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