Q: Is 42,120,620 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,120,620 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,120,620 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 42120620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 277 554 1,108 1,385 2,770 5,540 7,603 15,206 30,412 38,015 76,030 152,060 2,106,031 4,212,062 8,424,124 10,530,155 21,060,310 and 42,120,620, with no remainder.

Since 42,120,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,120,620, 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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