Q: Is 42,304,144 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,304,144 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,304,144 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 42304144 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 179 358 716 1,432 2,864 14,771 29,542 59,084 118,168 236,336 2,644,009 5,288,018 10,576,036 21,152,072 and 42,304,144, with no remainder.

Since 42,304,144 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,304,144, 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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