Q: Is 42,400,016 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,400,016 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,400,016 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 42400016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 47 94 188 376 752 56,383 112,766 225,532 451,064 902,128 2,650,001 5,300,002 10,600,004 21,200,008 and 42,400,016, with no remainder.

Since 42,400,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,400,016, 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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