Q: Is 42,511,532 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,511,532 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,511,532 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 42511532 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 523 1,046 2,092 2,903 3,661 5,806 7,322 11,612 14,644 20,321 40,642 81,284 1,518,269 3,036,538 6,073,076 10,627,883 21,255,766 and 42,511,532, with no remainder.

Since 42,511,532 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,511,532, 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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