Q: Is 42,230,062 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,230,062 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,230,062 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 42230062 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 73 98 146 511 1,022 3,577 5,903 7,154 11,806 41,321 82,642 289,247 430,919 578,494 861,838 3,016,433 6,032,866 21,115,031 and 42,230,062, with no remainder.

Since 42,230,062 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,230,062, 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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