Q: Is 42,411,340 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,411,340 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,411,340 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 42411340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 29 58 83 116 145 166 290 332 415 580 830 881 1,660 1,762 2,407 3,524 4,405 4,814 8,810 9,628 12,035 17,620 24,070 25,549 48,140 51,098 73,123 102,196 127,745 146,246 255,490 292,492 365,615 510,980 731,230 1,462,460 2,120,567 4,241,134 8,482,268 10,602,835 21,205,670 and 42,411,340, with no remainder.

Since 42,411,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,411,340, 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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