Q: Is 42,320,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,320,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,320,240 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 42320240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 529,003 1,058,006 2,116,012 2,645,015 4,232,024 5,290,030 8,464,048 10,580,060 21,160,120 and 42,320,240, with no remainder.

Since 42,320,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,320,240, 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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