Q: Is 42,560,260 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,560,260 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,560,260 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 42560260 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 281 562 1,124 1,405 2,810 5,620 7,573 15,146 30,292 37,865 75,730 151,460 2,128,013 4,256,026 8,512,052 10,640,065 21,280,130 and 42,560,260, with no remainder.

Since 42,560,260 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,560,260, 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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