Q: Is 42,431,112 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,431,112 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,431,112 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 42431112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 61 72 122 183 244 366 488 549 732 1,098 1,464 2,196 4,392 9,661 19,322 28,983 38,644 57,966 77,288 86,949 115,932 173,898 231,864 347,796 589,321 695,592 1,178,642 1,767,963 2,357,284 3,535,926 4,714,568 5,303,889 7,071,852 10,607,778 14,143,704 21,215,556 and 42,431,112, with no remainder.

Since 42,431,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,431,112, 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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