Q: Is 42,434,720 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,434,720 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,434,720 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 42434720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 32 34 40 68 80 85 136 160 170 272 340 544 680 1,360 2,720 15,601 31,202 62,404 78,005 124,808 156,010 249,616 265,217 312,020 499,232 530,434 624,040 1,060,868 1,248,080 1,326,085 2,121,736 2,496,160 2,652,170 4,243,472 5,304,340 8,486,944 10,608,680 21,217,360 and 42,434,720, with no remainder.

Since 42,434,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,434,720, 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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