Q: Is 42,170,580 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,170,580 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,170,580 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 42170580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 234,281 468,562 702,843 937,124 1,171,405 1,405,686 2,108,529 2,342,810 2,811,372 3,514,215 4,217,058 4,685,620 7,028,430 8,434,116 10,542,645 14,056,860 21,085,290 and 42,170,580, with no remainder.

Since 42,170,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,170,580, 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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