Q: Is 42,022,430 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,022,430 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,022,430 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 42022430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 709 1,418 3,545 5,927 7,090 11,854 29,635 59,270 4,202,243 8,404,486 21,011,215 and 42,022,430, with no remainder.

Since 42,022,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,022,430, 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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