Q: Is 42,221,320 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,221,320 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,221,320 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 42221320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 113 226 452 565 904 1,130 2,260 4,520 9,341 18,682 37,364 46,705 74,728 93,410 186,820 373,640 1,055,533 2,111,066 4,222,132 5,277,665 8,444,264 10,555,330 21,110,660 and 42,221,320, with no remainder.

Since 42,221,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,221,320, 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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