Q: Is 42,534,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,534,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,534,140 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 42534140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 44 55 110 220 193,337 386,674 773,348 966,685 1,933,370 2,126,707 3,866,740 4,253,414 8,506,828 10,633,535 21,267,070 and 42,534,140, with no remainder.

Since 42,534,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,534,140, 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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