Q: Is 42,460,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,460,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,460,140 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 42460140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 707,669 1,415,338 2,123,007 2,830,676 3,538,345 4,246,014 7,076,690 8,492,028 10,615,035 14,153,380 21,230,070 and 42,460,140, with no remainder.

Since 42,460,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,460,140, 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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