Q: Is 42,381,264 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,381,264 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,381,264 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 42381264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 882,943 1,765,886 2,648,829 3,531,772 5,297,658 7,063,544 10,595,316 14,127,088 21,190,632 and 42,381,264, with no remainder.

Since 42,381,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,381,264, 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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