Q: Is 42,242,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,242,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,242,120 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 42242120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 1,056,053 2,112,106 4,224,212 5,280,265 8,448,424 10,560,530 21,121,060 and 42,242,120, with no remainder.

Since 42,242,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,242,120, 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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