Q: Is 42,000,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,000,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,000,240 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 42000240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 139 240 278 417 556 695 834 1,112 1,259 1,390 1,668 2,085 2,224 2,518 2,780 3,336 3,777 4,170 5,036 5,560 6,295 6,672 7,554 8,340 10,072 11,120 12,590 15,108 16,680 18,885 20,144 25,180 30,216 33,360 37,770 50,360 60,432 75,540 100,720 151,080 175,001 302,160 350,002 525,003 700,004 875,005 1,050,006 1,400,008 1,750,010 2,100,012 2,625,015 2,800,016 3,500,020 4,200,024 5,250,030 7,000,040 8,400,048 10,500,060 14,000,080 21,000,120 and 42,000,240, with no remainder.

Since 42,000,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,000,240, 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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