Q: Is 42,387,056 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,387,056 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,387,056 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 42387056 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 499 998 1,996 3,992 5,309 7,984 10,618 21,236 42,472 84,944 2,649,191 5,298,382 10,596,764 21,193,528 and 42,387,056, with no remainder.

Since 42,387,056 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,387,056, 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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