Q: Is 42,200,060 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,200,060 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,200,060 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 42200060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 301,429 602,858 1,205,716 1,507,145 2,110,003 3,014,290 4,220,006 6,028,580 8,440,012 10,550,015 21,100,030 and 42,200,060, with no remainder.

Since 42,200,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,200,060, 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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