Q: Is 42,636,752 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,636,752 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,636,752 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 42636752 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 353 706 1,412 2,824 5,648 7,549 15,098 30,196 60,392 120,784 2,664,797 5,329,594 10,659,188 21,318,376 and 42,636,752, with no remainder.

Since 42,636,752 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,636,752, 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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