Q: Is 42,856,060 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,856,060 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,856,060 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 42856060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 26 52 65 130 260 164,831 329,662 659,324 824,155 1,648,310 2,142,803 3,296,620 4,285,606 8,571,212 10,714,015 21,428,030 and 42,856,060, with no remainder.

Since 42,856,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,856,060, 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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