Q: Is 42,256,562 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,256,562 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,256,562 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 42256562 can be evenly divided by 1 2 21,128,281 and 42,256,562, with no remainder.

Since 42,256,562 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,256,562, it is not a prime number.


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Number 42,256,56042,256,56142,256,56342,256,564
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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