Q: Is 42,404,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,404,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,404,000 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 42404000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 125 160 200 250 400 500 800 1,000 2,000 4,000 10,601 21,202 42,404 53,005 84,808 106,010 169,616 212,020 265,025 339,232 424,040 530,050 848,080 1,060,100 1,325,125 1,696,160 2,120,200 2,650,250 4,240,400 5,300,500 8,480,800 10,601,000 21,202,000 and 42,404,000, with no remainder.

Since 42,404,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,404,000, 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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