Q: Is 42,230,106 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,230,106 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,230,106 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 42230106 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 317 634 951 1,902 2,467 2,853 4,934 5,706 7,401 8,559 14,802 17,118 22,203 44,406 66,609 133,218 782,039 1,564,078 2,346,117 4,692,234 7,038,351 14,076,702 21,115,053 and 42,230,106, with no remainder.

Since 42,230,106 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,230,106, 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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