Q: Is 42,302,532 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,302,532 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,302,532 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 42302532 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 29 58 87 116 174 348 121,559 243,118 364,677 486,236 729,354 1,458,708 3,525,211 7,050,422 10,575,633 14,100,844 21,151,266 and 42,302,532, with no remainder.

Since 42,302,532 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,302,532, 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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