Q: Is 42,020,200 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,020,200 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,020,200 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 42020200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 50 100 200 210,101 420,202 840,404 1,050,505 1,680,808 2,101,010 4,202,020 5,252,525 8,404,040 10,505,050 21,010,100 and 42,020,200, with no remainder.

Since 42,020,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,020,200, 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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