Q: Is 42,145,340 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,145,340 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,145,340 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 42145340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 919 1,838 2,293 3,676 4,586 4,595 9,172 9,190 11,465 18,380 22,930 45,860 2,107,267 4,214,534 8,429,068 10,536,335 21,072,670 and 42,145,340, with no remainder.

Since 42,145,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,145,340, 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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