Q: Is 42,321,220 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,321,220 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,321,220 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 42321220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 67 134 268 335 670 1,340 31,583 63,166 126,332 157,915 315,830 631,660 2,116,061 4,232,122 8,464,244 10,580,305 21,160,610 and 42,321,220, with no remainder.

Since 42,321,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,321,220, 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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