Q: Is 42,224,530 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,224,530 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,224,530 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 42224530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 59 118 295 590 1,213 2,426 3,481 6,065 6,962 12,130 17,405 34,810 71,567 143,134 357,835 715,670 4,222,453 8,444,906 21,112,265 and 42,224,530, with no remainder.

Since 42,224,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,224,530, 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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