Q: Is 42,771,580 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,771,580 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,771,580 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 42771580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 461 922 1,844 2,305 4,610 4,639 9,220 9,278 18,556 23,195 46,390 92,780 2,138,579 4,277,158 8,554,316 10,692,895 21,385,790 and 42,771,580, with no remainder.

Since 42,771,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,771,580, 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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