Q: Is 42,243,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,243,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,243,024 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 42243024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 29 48 58 87 116 174 232 348 464 696 1,392 30,347 60,694 91,041 121,388 182,082 242,776 364,164 485,552 728,328 880,063 1,456,656 1,760,126 2,640,189 3,520,252 5,280,378 7,040,504 10,560,756 14,081,008 21,121,512 and 42,243,024, with no remainder.

Since 42,243,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,243,024, 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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