Q: Is 42,324,224 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,324,224 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,324,224 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 42324224 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 29 32 58 64 116 128 232 256 464 928 1,856 3,712 5,701 7,424 11,402 22,804 45,608 91,216 165,329 182,432 330,658 364,864 661,316 729,728 1,322,632 1,459,456 2,645,264 5,290,528 10,581,056 21,162,112 and 42,324,224, with no remainder.

Since 42,324,224 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,324,224, 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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