Q: Is 42,827,552 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,827,552 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,827,552 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 42827552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 1,338,361 2,676,722 5,353,444 10,706,888 21,413,776 and 42,827,552, with no remainder.

Since 42,827,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,827,552, 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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