Q: Is 42,620,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,620,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,620,000 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 42620000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 125 160 200 250 400 500 625 800 1,000 1,250 2,000 2,131 2,500 4,000 4,262 5,000 8,524 10,000 10,655 17,048 20,000 21,310 34,096 42,620 53,275 68,192 85,240 106,550 170,480 213,100 266,375 340,960 426,200 532,750 852,400 1,065,500 1,331,875 1,704,800 2,131,000 2,663,750 4,262,000 5,327,500 8,524,000 10,655,000 21,310,000 and 42,620,000, with no remainder.

Since 42,620,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,620,000, 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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