Q: Is 42,548,512 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,548,512 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,548,512 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 42548512 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 367 734 1,468 2,936 3,623 5,872 7,246 11,744 14,492 28,984 57,968 115,936 1,329,641 2,659,282 5,318,564 10,637,128 21,274,256 and 42,548,512, with no remainder.

Since 42,548,512 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,548,512, 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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