Q: Is 42,567,272 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,567,272 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,567,272 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 42567272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 88 483,719 967,438 1,934,876 3,869,752 5,320,909 10,641,818 21,283,636 and 42,567,272, with no remainder.

Since 42,567,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,567,272, 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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