Q: Is 42,737,180 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,737,180 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,737,180 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 42737180 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 197 394 788 985 1,970 3,940 10,847 21,694 43,388 54,235 108,470 216,940 2,136,859 4,273,718 8,547,436 10,684,295 21,368,590 and 42,737,180, with no remainder.

Since 42,737,180 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,737,180, 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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