Q: Is 42,412,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,412,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,412,540 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 42412540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 449 898 1,796 2,245 4,490 4,723 8,980 9,446 18,892 23,615 47,230 94,460 2,120,627 4,241,254 8,482,508 10,603,135 21,206,270 and 42,412,540, with no remainder.

Since 42,412,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,412,540, 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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