Q: Is 42,767,672 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,767,672 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,767,672 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 42767672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 23 46 92 184 232,433 464,866 929,732 1,859,464 5,345,959 10,691,918 21,383,836 and 42,767,672, with no remainder.

Since 42,767,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,767,672, 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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