Q: Is 42,502,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,502,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,502,420 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 42502420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 59 118 181 199 236 295 362 398 590 724 796 905 995 1,180 1,810 1,990 3,620 3,980 10,679 11,741 21,358 23,482 36,019 42,716 46,964 53,395 58,705 72,038 106,790 117,410 144,076 180,095 213,580 234,820 360,190 720,380 2,125,121 4,250,242 8,500,484 10,625,605 21,251,210 and 42,502,420, with no remainder.

Since 42,502,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,502,420, 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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