Q: Is 42,230,001 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,230,001 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,230,001 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 42230001 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 23 33 69 253 759 55,639 166,917 612,029 1,279,697 1,836,087 3,839,091 14,076,667 and 42,230,001, with no remainder.

Since 42,230,001 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,230,001, 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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