Q: Is 42,248,624 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,248,624 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,248,624 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 42248624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 88 176 240,049 480,098 960,196 1,920,392 2,640,539 3,840,784 5,281,078 10,562,156 21,124,312 and 42,248,624, with no remainder.

Since 42,248,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,248,624, 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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