Q: Is 42,172,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,172,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,172,140 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 42172140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 702,869 1,405,738 2,108,607 2,811,476 3,514,345 4,217,214 7,028,690 8,434,428 10,543,035 14,057,380 21,086,070 and 42,172,140, with no remainder.

Since 42,172,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,172,140, 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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