Q: Is 42,520,408 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,520,408 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,520,408 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 42520408 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 759,293 1,518,586 3,037,172 5,315,051 6,074,344 10,630,102 21,260,204 and 42,520,408, with no remainder.

Since 42,520,408 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,520,408, 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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