Q: Is 42,988,688 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,988,688 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,988,688 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 42988688 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 83 166 332 664 1,328 32,371 64,742 129,484 258,968 517,936 2,686,793 5,373,586 10,747,172 21,494,344 and 42,988,688, with no remainder.

Since 42,988,688 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,988,688, 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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