Q: Is 42,502,040 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,502,040 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,502,040 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 42502040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 17 20 28 34 35 40 56 68 70 85 119 136 140 170 238 280 340 476 595 680 952 1,190 2,380 4,760 8,929 17,858 35,716 44,645 62,503 71,432 89,290 125,006 151,793 178,580 250,012 303,586 312,515 357,160 500,024 607,172 625,030 758,965 1,062,551 1,214,344 1,250,060 1,517,930 2,125,102 2,500,120 3,035,860 4,250,204 5,312,755 6,071,720 8,500,408 10,625,510 21,251,020 and 42,502,040, with no remainder.

Since 42,502,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,502,040, 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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