Q: Is 42,210,340 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,210,340 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,210,340 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 42210340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 37 74 148 185 370 740 57,041 114,082 228,164 285,205 570,410 1,140,820 2,110,517 4,221,034 8,442,068 10,552,585 21,105,170 and 42,210,340, with no remainder.

Since 42,210,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,210,340, 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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