Q: Is 42,411,312 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,411,312 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,411,312 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 42411312 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 294,523 589,046 883,569 1,178,092 1,767,138 2,356,184 2,650,707 3,534,276 4,712,368 5,301,414 7,068,552 10,602,828 14,137,104 21,205,656 and 42,411,312, with no remainder.

Since 42,411,312 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,411,312, 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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