Q: Is 42,615,136 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,615,136 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,615,136 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 42615136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 32 46 92 184 368 736 57,901 115,802 231,604 463,208 926,416 1,331,723 1,852,832 2,663,446 5,326,892 10,653,784 21,307,568 and 42,615,136, with no remainder.

Since 42,615,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,615,136, 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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