Q: Is 42,540,028 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,540,028 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,540,028 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 42540028 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 281 562 1,124 37,847 75,694 151,388 10,635,007 21,270,014 and 42,540,028, with no remainder.

Since 42,540,028 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,540,028, 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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