Q: Is 42,567,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,567,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,567,940 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 42567940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 29 46 58 92 115 116 145 230 290 460 580 667 1,334 2,668 3,191 3,335 6,382 6,670 12,764 13,340 15,955 31,910 63,820 73,393 92,539 146,786 185,078 293,572 366,965 370,156 462,695 733,930 925,390 1,467,860 1,850,780 2,128,397 4,256,794 8,513,588 10,641,985 21,283,970 and 42,567,940, with no remainder.

Since 42,567,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,567,940, 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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