Q: Is 42,024,230 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,024,230 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,024,230 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 42024230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 37 53 74 106 185 265 370 530 1,961 2,143 3,922 4,286 9,805 10,715 19,610 21,430 79,291 113,579 158,582 227,158 396,455 567,895 792,910 1,135,790 4,202,423 8,404,846 21,012,115 and 42,024,230, with no remainder.

Since 42,024,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,024,230, 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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