Q: Is 42,414,664 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,414,664 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,414,664 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 42414664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 41 82 164 328 129,313 258,626 517,252 1,034,504 5,301,833 10,603,666 21,207,332 and 42,414,664, with no remainder.

Since 42,414,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,414,664, 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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