Q: Is 42,401,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,401,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,401,240 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 42401240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 151,433 302,866 605,732 757,165 1,060,031 1,211,464 1,514,330 2,120,062 3,028,660 4,240,124 5,300,155 6,057,320 8,480,248 10,600,310 21,200,620 and 42,401,240, with no remainder.

Since 42,401,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,401,240, 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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