Q: Is 42,555,172 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,555,172 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,555,172 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 42555172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 89 178 356 979 1,958 3,916 10,867 21,734 43,468 119,537 239,074 478,148 967,163 1,934,326 3,868,652 10,638,793 21,277,586 and 42,555,172, with no remainder.

Since 42,555,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,555,172, 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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