Q: Is 42,651,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,651,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,651,120 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 42651120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 71 80 120 142 213 240 284 355 426 568 710 852 1,065 1,136 1,420 1,704 2,130 2,503 2,840 3,408 4,260 5,006 5,680 7,509 8,520 10,012 12,515 15,018 17,040 20,024 25,030 30,036 37,545 40,048 50,060 60,072 75,090 100,120 120,144 150,180 177,713 200,240 300,360 355,426 533,139 600,720 710,852 888,565 1,066,278 1,421,704 1,777,130 2,132,556 2,665,695 2,843,408 3,554,260 4,265,112 5,331,390 7,108,520 8,530,224 10,662,780 14,217,040 21,325,560 and 42,651,120, with no remainder.

Since 42,651,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,651,120, 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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