Q: Is 230,214,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 230,214,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 230,214,042 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 230214042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 4,263,223 8,526,446 12,789,669 25,579,338 38,369,007 76,738,014 115,107,021 and 230,214,042, with no remainder.

Since 230,214,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 230,214,042, 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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