Q: Is 42,904,256 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,904,256 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,904,256 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 42904256 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 670,379 1,340,758 2,681,516 5,363,032 10,726,064 21,452,128 and 42,904,256, with no remainder.

Since 42,904,256 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,904,256, 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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