Q: Is 42,775,940 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,775,940 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,775,940 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 42775940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 2,138,797 4,277,594 8,555,188 10,693,985 21,387,970 and 42,775,940, with no remainder.

Since 42,775,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,775,940, 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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