Q: Is 42,243,320 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,243,320 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,243,320 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 42243320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 28 35 40 56 70 140 280 150,869 301,738 603,476 754,345 1,056,083 1,206,952 1,508,690 2,112,166 3,017,380 4,224,332 5,280,415 6,034,760 8,448,664 10,560,830 21,121,660 and 42,243,320, with no remainder.

Since 42,243,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,243,320, 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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