Q: Is 42,606,840 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,606,840 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,606,840 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 42606840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 120 355,057 710,114 1,065,171 1,420,228 1,775,285 2,130,342 2,840,456 3,550,570 4,260,684 5,325,855 7,101,140 8,521,368 10,651,710 14,202,280 21,303,420 and 42,606,840, with no remainder.

Since 42,606,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,606,840, 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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