Q: Is 42,024,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,024,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,024,240 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 42024240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 720 58,367 116,734 175,101 233,468 291,835 350,202 466,936 525,303 583,670 700,404 875,505 933,872 1,050,606 1,167,340 1,400,808 1,751,010 2,101,212 2,334,680 2,626,515 2,801,616 3,502,020 4,202,424 4,669,360 5,253,030 7,004,040 8,404,848 10,506,060 14,008,080 21,012,120 and 42,024,240, with no remainder.

Since 42,024,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,024,240, 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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