Is 42421240 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 42 421 240 is not a prime number.
For example, 42 421 240 can be divided by 2: 42 421 240 / 2 = 21 210 620.
Actually, one can immediately see that 42 421 240 cannot be prime, because 5 is one of its divisors: indeed, a number ending with 0 or 5 has necessarily 5 among its divisors. The last digit of 42 421 240 is 0, so it is divisible by 5 and is therefore not prime.
For 42 421 240 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 42 421 240 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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