Q: Is 42,210,435 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,210,435 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,210,435 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 42210435 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 577 1,731 2,885 4,877 8,655 14,631 24,385 73,155 2,814,029 8,442,087 14,070,145 and 42,210,435, with no remainder.

Since 42,210,435 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,210,435, 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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