Q: Is 42,312,440 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,312,440 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,312,440 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 42312440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 59 118 236 295 472 590 1,180 2,360 17,929 35,858 71,716 89,645 143,432 179,290 358,580 717,160 1,057,811 2,115,622 4,231,244 5,289,055 8,462,488 10,578,110 21,156,220 and 42,312,440, with no remainder.

Since 42,312,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,312,440, 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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