Q: Is 42,489,496 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,489,496 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,489,496 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 42489496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 758,741 1,517,482 3,034,964 5,311,187 6,069,928 10,622,374 21,244,748 and 42,489,496, with no remainder.

Since 42,489,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,489,496, 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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