Q: Is 42,706,688 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,706,688 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,706,688 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 42706688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 256 166,823 333,646 667,292 1,334,584 2,669,168 5,338,336 10,676,672 21,353,344 and 42,706,688, with no remainder.

Since 42,706,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,706,688, 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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