Q: Is 42,115,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,115,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,115,120 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 42115120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 34 40 68 80 85 136 170 173 179 272 340 346 358 680 692 716 865 895 1,360 1,384 1,432 1,730 1,790 2,768 2,864 2,941 3,043 3,460 3,580 5,882 6,086 6,920 7,160 11,764 12,172 13,840 14,320 14,705 15,215 23,528 24,344 29,410 30,430 30,967 47,056 48,688 58,820 60,860 61,934 117,640 121,720 123,868 154,835 235,280 243,440 247,736 309,670 495,472 526,439 619,340 1,052,878 1,238,680 2,105,756 2,477,360 2,632,195 4,211,512 5,264,390 8,423,024 10,528,780 21,057,560 and 42,115,120, with no remainder.

Since 42,115,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,115,120, 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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