Q: Is 42,301,320 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,301,320 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,301,320 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 42301320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 352,511 705,022 1,057,533 1,410,044 1,762,555 2,115,066 2,820,088 3,525,110 4,230,132 5,287,665 7,050,220 8,460,264 10,575,330 14,100,440 21,150,660 and 42,301,320, with no remainder.

Since 42,301,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,301,320, 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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