Q: Is 2,400,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,400,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,400,042 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 2400042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 37 38 57 74 111 114 222 569 703 1,138 1,406 1,707 2,109 3,414 4,218 10,811 21,053 21,622 32,433 42,106 63,159 64,866 126,318 400,007 800,014 1,200,021 and 2,400,042, with no remainder.

Since 2,400,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,400,042, 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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