Q: Is 42,988,020 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,988,020 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,988,020 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 42988020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 683 1,049 1,366 2,049 2,098 2,732 3,147 3,415 4,098 4,196 5,245 6,294 6,830 8,196 10,245 10,490 12,588 13,660 15,735 20,490 20,980 31,470 40,980 62,940 716,467 1,432,934 2,149,401 2,865,868 3,582,335 4,298,802 7,164,670 8,597,604 10,747,005 14,329,340 21,494,010 and 42,988,020, with no remainder.

Since 42,988,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,988,020, 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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