Q: Is 42,851,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,851,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,851,024 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 42851024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 46 92 184 368 116,443 232,886 465,772 931,544 1,863,088 2,678,189 5,356,378 10,712,756 21,425,512 and 42,851,024, with no remainder.

Since 42,851,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,851,024, 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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