Q: Is 42,260,010 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,260,010 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,260,010 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 42260010 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 26 30 39 65 78 130 195 390 108,359 216,718 325,077 541,795 650,154 1,083,590 1,408,667 1,625,385 2,817,334 3,250,770 4,226,001 7,043,335 8,452,002 14,086,670 21,130,005 and 42,260,010, with no remainder.

Since 42,260,010 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,260,010, 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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