Q: Is 42,254,616 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,254,616 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,254,616 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 42254616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 1,760,609 3,521,218 5,281,827 7,042,436 10,563,654 14,084,872 21,127,308 and 42,254,616, with no remainder.

Since 42,254,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,254,616, 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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