Q: Is 42,022,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,022,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,022,140 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 42022140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 263 526 789 1,052 1,315 1,578 2,630 2,663 3,156 3,945 5,260 5,326 7,890 7,989 10,652 13,315 15,780 15,978 26,630 31,956 39,945 53,260 79,890 159,780 700,369 1,400,738 2,101,107 2,801,476 3,501,845 4,202,214 7,003,690 8,404,428 10,505,535 14,007,380 21,011,070 and 42,022,140, with no remainder.

Since 42,022,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,022,140, 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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