Q: Is 42,577,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,577,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,577,240 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 42577240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 1,064,431 2,128,862 4,257,724 5,322,155 8,515,448 10,644,310 21,288,620 and 42,577,240, with no remainder.

Since 42,577,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,577,240, 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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