Q: Is 42,423,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,423,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,423,240 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 42423240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 353,527 707,054 1,060,581 1,414,108 1,767,635 2,121,162 2,828,216 3,535,270 4,242,324 5,302,905 7,070,540 8,484,648 10,605,810 14,141,080 21,211,620 and 42,423,240, with no remainder.

Since 42,423,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,423,240, 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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