Q: Is 42,011,520 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,011,520 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,011,520 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 42011520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 64 80 96 120 128 160 192 240 320 384 480 640 960 1,920 21,881 43,762 65,643 87,524 109,405 131,286 175,048 218,810 262,572 328,215 350,096 437,620 525,144 656,430 700,192 875,240 1,050,288 1,312,860 1,400,384 1,750,480 2,100,576 2,625,720 2,800,768 3,500,960 4,201,152 5,251,440 7,001,920 8,402,304 10,502,880 14,003,840 21,005,760 and 42,011,520, with no remainder.

Since 42,011,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,011,520, 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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