Q: Is 42,962,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,962,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,962,048 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 42962048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 128 335,641 671,282 1,342,564 2,685,128 5,370,256 10,740,512 21,481,024 and 42,962,048, with no remainder.

Since 42,962,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,962,048, 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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