Q: Is 42,260,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,260,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,260,000 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 42260000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 125 160 200 250 400 500 625 800 1,000 1,250 2,000 2,113 2,500 4,000 4,226 5,000 8,452 10,000 10,565 16,904 20,000 21,130 33,808 42,260 52,825 67,616 84,520 105,650 169,040 211,300 264,125 338,080 422,600 528,250 845,200 1,056,500 1,320,625 1,690,400 2,113,000 2,641,250 4,226,000 5,282,500 8,452,000 10,565,000 21,130,000 and 42,260,000, with no remainder.

Since 42,260,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,260,000, 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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