Q: Is 42,411,344 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,411,344 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,411,344 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 42411344 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 38 76 152 304 139,511 279,022 558,044 1,116,088 2,232,176 2,650,709 5,301,418 10,602,836 21,205,672 and 42,411,344, with no remainder.

Since 42,411,344 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,411,344, 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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