Q: Is 42,221,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,221,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,221,540 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 42221540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 68 85 170 340 124,181 248,362 496,724 620,905 1,241,810 2,111,077 2,483,620 4,222,154 8,444,308 10,555,385 21,110,770 and 42,221,540, with no remainder.

Since 42,221,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,221,540, 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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