Q: Is 42,528,038 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,528,038 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,528,038 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 42528038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 83 166 581 1,162 36,599 73,198 256,193 512,386 3,037,717 6,075,434 21,264,019 and 42,528,038, with no remainder.

Since 42,528,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,528,038, 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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