Q: Is 42,659,288 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,659,288 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,659,288 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 42659288 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 761,773 1,523,546 3,047,092 5,332,411 6,094,184 10,664,822 21,329,644 and 42,659,288, with no remainder.

Since 42,659,288 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,659,288, 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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