Q: Is 42,523,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,523,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,523,048 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 42523048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 29 58 116 232 183,289 366,578 733,156 1,466,312 5,315,381 10,630,762 21,261,524 and 42,523,048, with no remainder.

Since 42,523,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,523,048, 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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