Q: Is 42,311,504 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,311,504 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,311,504 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 42311504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 272 155,557 311,114 622,228 1,244,456 2,488,912 2,644,469 5,288,938 10,577,876 21,155,752 and 42,311,504, with no remainder.

Since 42,311,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,311,504, 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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