Q: Is 42,024,060 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,024,060 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,024,060 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 42024060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 30 36 39 45 52 60 65 78 90 117 130 156 180 195 234 260 390 468 585 780 1,170 2,340 17,959 35,918 53,877 71,836 89,795 107,754 161,631 179,590 215,508 233,467 269,385 323,262 359,180 466,934 538,770 646,524 700,401 808,155 933,868 1,077,540 1,167,335 1,400,802 1,616,310 2,101,203 2,334,670 2,801,604 3,232,620 3,502,005 4,202,406 4,669,340 7,004,010 8,404,812 10,506,015 14,008,020 21,012,030 and 42,024,060, with no remainder.

Since 42,024,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,024,060, 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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