Q: Is 42,856,592 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,856,592 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,856,592 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 42856592 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 34 68 136 272 157,561 315,122 630,244 1,260,488 2,520,976 2,678,537 5,357,074 10,714,148 21,428,296 and 42,856,592, with no remainder.

Since 42,856,592 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,856,592, 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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