Q: Is 42,243,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,243,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,243,140 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 42243140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 29 58 116 145 173 290 346 421 580 692 842 865 1,684 1,730 2,105 3,460 4,210 5,017 8,420 10,034 12,209 20,068 24,418 25,085 48,836 50,170 61,045 72,833 100,340 122,090 145,666 244,180 291,332 364,165 728,330 1,456,660 2,112,157 4,224,314 8,448,628 10,560,785 21,121,570 and 42,243,140, with no remainder.

Since 42,243,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,243,140, 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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