Q: Is 42,037,560 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,037,560 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,037,560 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 42037560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 24 30 36 40 45 46 60 69 72 90 92 115 120 138 180 184 207 230 276 345 360 414 460 552 690 828 920 1,035 1,380 1,656 2,070 2,760 4,140 5,077 8,280 10,154 15,231 20,308 25,385 30,462 40,616 45,693 50,770 60,924 76,155 91,386 101,540 116,771 121,848 152,310 182,772 203,080 228,465 233,542 304,620 350,313 365,544 456,930 467,084 583,855 609,240 700,626 913,860 934,168 1,050,939 1,167,710 1,401,252 1,751,565 1,827,720 2,101,878 2,335,420 2,802,504 3,503,130 4,203,756 4,670,840 5,254,695 7,006,260 8,407,512 10,509,390 14,012,520 21,018,780 and 42,037,560, with no remainder.

Since 42,037,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,037,560, 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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