Q: Is 42,554,008 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,554,008 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,554,008 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 42554008 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 759,893 1,519,786 3,039,572 5,319,251 6,079,144 10,638,502 21,277,004 and 42,554,008, with no remainder.

Since 42,554,008 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,554,008, 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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