Q: Is 42,351,532 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,351,532 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,351,532 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 42351532 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 19 37 38 74 76 148 703 1,406 2,812 15,061 30,122 60,244 286,159 557,257 572,318 1,114,514 1,144,636 2,229,028 10,587,883 21,175,766 and 42,351,532, with no remainder.

Since 42,351,532 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,351,532, 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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