Q: Is 42,215,610 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,215,610 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,215,610 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 42215610 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 1,407,187 2,814,374 4,221,561 7,035,935 8,443,122 14,071,870 21,107,805 and 42,215,610, with no remainder.

Since 42,215,610 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,215,610, 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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