Q: Is 42,460,010 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,460,010 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,460,010 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 42460010 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 41 82 205 410 103,561 207,122 517,805 1,035,610 4,246,001 8,492,002 21,230,005 and 42,460,010, with no remainder.

Since 42,460,010 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,460,010, 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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