Q: Is 42,315,536 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,315,536 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,315,536 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 42315536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 229 458 916 1,832 3,664 11,549 23,098 46,196 92,392 184,784 2,644,721 5,289,442 10,578,884 21,157,768 and 42,315,536, with no remainder.

Since 42,315,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,315,536, 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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