Q: Is 42,865,264 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,865,264 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,865,264 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 42865264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 52 104 208 206,083 412,166 824,332 1,648,664 2,679,079 3,297,328 5,358,158 10,716,316 21,432,632 and 42,865,264, with no remainder.

Since 42,865,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,865,264, 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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