Q: Is 42,711,256 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,711,256 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,711,256 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 42711256 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 151 302 604 1,057 1,208 2,114 4,228 5,051 8,456 10,102 20,204 35,357 40,408 70,714 141,428 282,856 762,701 1,525,402 3,050,804 5,338,907 6,101,608 10,677,814 21,355,628 and 42,711,256, with no remainder.

Since 42,711,256 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,711,256, 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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