Q: Is 42,334,640 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,334,640 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,334,640 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 42334640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 529,183 1,058,366 2,116,732 2,645,915 4,233,464 5,291,830 8,466,928 10,583,660 21,167,320 and 42,334,640, with no remainder.

Since 42,334,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,334,640, 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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