Q: Is 42,462,416 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,462,416 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,462,416 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 42462416 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 23 38 46 76 92 152 184 304 368 437 874 1,748 3,496 6,073 6,992 12,146 24,292 48,584 97,168 115,387 139,679 230,774 279,358 461,548 558,716 923,096 1,117,432 1,846,192 2,234,864 2,653,901 5,307,802 10,615,604 21,231,208 and 42,462,416, with no remainder.

Since 42,462,416 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,462,416, 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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