Q: Is 42,504,712 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,504,712 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,504,712 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 42504712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 37 74 148 296 1,369 2,738 3,881 5,476 7,762 10,952 15,524 31,048 143,597 287,194 574,388 1,148,776 5,313,089 10,626,178 21,252,356 and 42,504,712, with no remainder.

Since 42,504,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,504,712, 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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