Q: Is 42,246,464 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,246,464 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,246,464 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 42246464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 32 52 64 104 208 416 832 50,777 101,554 203,108 406,216 660,101 812,432 1,320,202 1,624,864 2,640,404 3,249,728 5,280,808 10,561,616 21,123,232 and 42,246,464, with no remainder.

Since 42,246,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,246,464, 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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