Q: Is 42,880 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,880 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,880 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 42880 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 67 80 128 134 160 268 320 335 536 640 670 1,072 1,340 2,144 2,680 4,288 5,360 8,576 10,720 21,440 and 42,880, with no remainder.

Since 42,880 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,880, 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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