Q: Is 42,071,560 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,071,560 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,071,560 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 42071560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 1,051,789 2,103,578 4,207,156 5,258,945 8,414,312 10,517,890 21,035,780 and 42,071,560, with no remainder.

Since 42,071,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,071,560, 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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