Q: Is 130,420,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 130,420,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 130,420,642 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 130420642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 139 278 1,529 3,058 42,649 85,298 469,139 938,278 5,928,211 11,856,422 65,210,321 and 130,420,642, with no remainder.

Since 130,420,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 130,420,642, 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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