Q: Is 42,205,400 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,205,400 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,205,400 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 42205400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 41 50 82 100 164 200 205 328 410 820 1,025 1,640 2,050 4,100 5,147 8,200 10,294 20,588 25,735 41,176 51,470 102,940 128,675 205,880 211,027 257,350 422,054 514,700 844,108 1,029,400 1,055,135 1,688,216 2,110,270 4,220,540 5,275,675 8,441,080 10,551,350 21,102,700 and 42,205,400, with no remainder.

Since 42,205,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,205,400, 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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