Q: Is 42,423,016 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,423,016 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,423,016 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 42423016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 37 74 148 251 296 502 571 1,004 1,142 2,008 2,284 4,568 9,287 18,574 21,127 37,148 42,254 74,296 84,508 143,321 169,016 286,642 573,284 1,146,568 5,302,877 10,605,754 21,211,508 and 42,423,016, with no remainder.

Since 42,423,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,423,016, 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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