Q: Is 42,646,552 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,646,552 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,646,552 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 42646552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 410,063 820,126 1,640,252 3,280,504 5,330,819 10,661,638 21,323,276 and 42,646,552, with no remainder.

Since 42,646,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,646,552, 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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