Q: Is 42,200,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,200,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,200,240 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 42200240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 89 178 356 445 712 890 1,424 1,780 3,560 5,927 7,120 11,854 23,708 29,635 47,416 59,270 94,832 118,540 237,080 474,160 527,503 1,055,006 2,110,012 2,637,515 4,220,024 5,275,030 8,440,048 10,550,060 21,100,120 and 42,200,240, with no remainder.

Since 42,200,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,200,240, 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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