Q: Is 42,131,220 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,131,220 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,131,220 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 42131220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 73 146 219 292 365 438 730 876 1,095 1,460 2,190 4,380 9,619 19,238 28,857 38,476 48,095 57,714 96,190 115,428 144,285 192,380 288,570 577,140 702,187 1,404,374 2,106,561 2,808,748 3,510,935 4,213,122 7,021,870 8,426,244 10,532,805 14,043,740 21,065,610 and 42,131,220, with no remainder.

Since 42,131,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,131,220, 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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