Q: Is 42,683,216 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,683,216 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,683,216 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 42683216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 46 92 184 368 115,987 231,974 463,948 927,896 1,855,792 2,667,701 5,335,402 10,670,804 21,341,608 and 42,683,216, with no remainder.

Since 42,683,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,683,216, 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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