Q: Is 42,642,240 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,642,240 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,642,240 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 42642240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 40 43 48 60 64 80 86 96 120 129 160 172 192 215 240 258 320 344 430 480 516 645 688 860 960 1,032 1,033 1,290 1,376 1,720 2,064 2,066 2,580 2,752 3,099 3,440 4,128 4,132 5,160 5,165 6,198 6,880 8,256 8,264 10,320 10,330 12,396 13,760 15,495 16,528 20,640 20,660 24,792 30,990 33,056 41,280 41,320 44,419 49,584 61,980 66,112 82,640 88,838 99,168 123,960 133,257 165,280 177,676 198,336 222,095 247,920 266,514 330,560 355,352 444,190 495,840 533,028 666,285 710,704 888,380 991,680 1,066,056 1,332,570 1,421,408 1,776,760 2,132,112 2,665,140 2,842,816 3,553,520 4,264,224 5,330,280 7,107,040 8,528,448 10,660,560 14,214,080 21,321,120 and 42,642,240, with no remainder.

Since 42,642,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,642,240, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 42,642,240:


Ask a Question