Q: Is 42,230,061 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,230,061 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,230,061 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 42230061 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 29 37 87 111 261 333 1,073 3,219 4,373 9,657 13,119 39,357 126,817 161,801 380,451 485,403 1,141,353 1,456,209 4,692,229 14,076,687 and 42,230,061, with no remainder.

Since 42,230,061 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,230,061, 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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