Q: Is 42,719,120 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,719,120 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,719,120 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 42719120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 533,989 1,067,978 2,135,956 2,669,945 4,271,912 5,339,890 8,543,824 10,679,780 21,359,560 and 42,719,120, with no remainder.

Since 42,719,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,719,120, 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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