Q: Is 42,412,544 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,412,544 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,412,544 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 42412544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 512 82,837 165,674 331,348 662,696 1,325,392 2,650,784 5,301,568 10,603,136 21,206,272 and 42,412,544, with no remainder.

Since 42,412,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,412,544, 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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