Q: Is 42,011,560 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,011,560 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,011,560 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 42011560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 89 178 356 445 712 890 1,780 3,560 11,801 23,602 47,204 59,005 94,408 118,010 236,020 472,040 1,050,289 2,100,578 4,201,156 5,251,445 8,402,312 10,502,890 21,005,780 and 42,011,560, with no remainder.

Since 42,011,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,011,560, 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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