Q: Is 42,387,060 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,387,060 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,387,060 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 42387060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 97 194 291 388 485 582 970 1,164 1,455 1,940 2,910 5,820 7,283 14,566 21,849 29,132 36,415 43,698 72,830 87,396 109,245 145,660 218,490 436,980 706,451 1,412,902 2,119,353 2,825,804 3,532,255 4,238,706 7,064,510 8,477,412 10,596,765 14,129,020 21,193,530 and 42,387,060, with no remainder.

Since 42,387,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,387,060, 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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