Q: Is 42,492,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,492,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,492,000 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 42492000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 125 150 160 200 240 250 300 375 400 480 500 600 750 800 1,000 1,200 1,500 2,000 2,400 3,000 3,541 4,000 6,000 7,082 10,623 12,000 14,164 17,705 21,246 28,328 35,410 42,492 53,115 56,656 70,820 84,984 88,525 106,230 113,312 141,640 169,968 177,050 212,460 265,575 283,280 339,936 354,100 424,920 442,625 531,150 566,560 708,200 849,840 885,250 1,062,300 1,327,875 1,416,400 1,699,680 1,770,500 2,124,600 2,655,750 2,832,800 3,541,000 4,249,200 5,311,500 7,082,000 8,498,400 10,623,000 14,164,000 21,246,000 and 42,492,000, with no remainder.

Since 42,492,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,492,000, 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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