Q: Is 42,048,700 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,048,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,048,700 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 42048700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 199 398 796 995 1,990 2,113 3,980 4,226 4,975 8,452 9,950 10,565 19,900 21,130 42,260 52,825 105,650 211,300 420,487 840,974 1,681,948 2,102,435 4,204,870 8,409,740 10,512,175 21,024,350 and 42,048,700, with no remainder.

Since 42,048,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,048,700, 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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