Q: Is 42,520,002 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,520,002 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,520,002 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 42520002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 59 118 177 354 413 826 1,239 2,478 17,159 34,318 51,477 102,954 120,113 240,226 360,339 720,678 1,012,381 2,024,762 3,037,143 6,074,286 7,086,667 14,173,334 21,260,001 and 42,520,002, with no remainder.

Since 42,520,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,520,002, 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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