Q: Is 52,428,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 52,428,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 52,428,042 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 52428042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 719 1,438 2,157 4,051 4,314 6,471 8,102 12,153 12,942 24,306 36,459 72,918 2,912,669 5,825,338 8,738,007 17,476,014 26,214,021 and 52,428,042, with no remainder.

Since 52,428,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 52,428,042, 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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