Q: Is 42,550,304 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,550,304 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,550,304 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 42550304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 977 1,361 1,954 2,722 3,908 5,444 7,816 10,888 15,632 21,776 31,264 43,552 1,329,697 2,659,394 5,318,788 10,637,576 21,275,152 and 42,550,304, with no remainder.

Since 42,550,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,550,304, 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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