Q: Is 42,246,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,246,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,246,240 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 42246240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 48 60 80 96 120 160 240 283 311 480 566 622 849 933 1,132 1,244 1,415 1,555 1,698 1,866 2,264 2,488 2,830 3,110 3,396 3,732 4,245 4,528 4,665 4,976 5,660 6,220 6,792 7,464 8,490 9,056 9,330 9,952 11,320 12,440 13,584 14,928 16,980 18,660 22,640 24,880 27,168 29,856 33,960 37,320 45,280 49,760 67,920 74,640 88,013 135,840 149,280 176,026 264,039 352,052 440,065 528,078 704,104 880,130 1,056,156 1,320,195 1,408,208 1,760,260 2,112,312 2,640,390 2,816,416 3,520,520 4,224,624 5,280,780 7,041,040 8,449,248 10,561,560 14,082,080 21,123,120 and 42,246,240, with no remainder.

Since 42,246,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,246,240, 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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