Q: Is 42,721,824 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,721,824 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,721,824 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 42721824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 445,019 890,038 1,335,057 1,780,076 2,670,114 3,560,152 5,340,228 7,120,304 10,680,456 14,240,608 21,360,912 and 42,721,824, with no remainder.

Since 42,721,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,721,824, 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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