Q: Is 42,520,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,520,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,520,000 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 42520000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 125 160 200 250 320 400 500 625 800 1,000 1,063 1,250 1,600 2,000 2,126 2,500 4,000 4,252 5,000 5,315 8,000 8,504 10,000 10,630 17,008 20,000 21,260 26,575 34,016 40,000 42,520 53,150 68,032 85,040 106,300 132,875 170,080 212,600 265,750 340,160 425,200 531,500 664,375 850,400 1,063,000 1,328,750 1,700,800 2,126,000 2,657,500 4,252,000 5,315,000 8,504,000 10,630,000 21,260,000 and 42,520,000, with no remainder.

Since 42,520,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,520,000, 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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