Q: Is 42,323,664 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,323,664 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,323,664 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 42323664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 881,743 1,763,486 2,645,229 3,526,972 5,290,458 7,053,944 10,580,916 14,107,888 21,161,832 and 42,323,664, with no remainder.

Since 42,323,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,323,664, 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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