Q: Is 42,662,632 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,662,632 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,662,632 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 42662632 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 41 82 164 328 130,069 260,138 520,276 1,040,552 5,332,829 10,665,658 21,331,316 and 42,662,632, with no remainder.

Since 42,662,632 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,662,632, 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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