Q: Is 42,240,080 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,240,080 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,240,080 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 42240080 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 528,001 1,056,002 2,112,004 2,640,005 4,224,008 5,280,010 8,448,016 10,560,020 21,120,040 and 42,240,080, with no remainder.

Since 42,240,080 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,240,080, 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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