Q: Is 42,271,700 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,271,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,271,700 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 42271700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 25 46 50 92 100 115 230 460 575 1,150 2,300 18,379 36,758 73,516 91,895 183,790 367,580 422,717 459,475 845,434 918,950 1,690,868 1,837,900 2,113,585 4,227,170 8,454,340 10,567,925 21,135,850 and 42,271,700, with no remainder.

Since 42,271,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,271,700, 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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