Q: Is 42,301,020 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,301,020 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,301,020 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 42301020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 705,017 1,410,034 2,115,051 2,820,068 3,525,085 4,230,102 7,050,170 8,460,204 10,575,255 14,100,340 21,150,510 and 42,301,020, with no remainder.

Since 42,301,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,301,020, 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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