Q: Is 42,040,330 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,040,330 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,040,330 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 42040330 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 83 166 415 830 50,651 101,302 253,255 506,510 4,204,033 8,408,066 21,020,165 and 42,040,330, with no remainder.

Since 42,040,330 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,040,330, 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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