Q: Is 42,230,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,230,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,230,420 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 42230420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 787 1,574 2,683 3,148 3,935 5,366 7,870 10,732 13,415 15,740 26,830 53,660 2,111,521 4,223,042 8,446,084 10,557,605 21,115,210 and 42,230,420, with no remainder.

Since 42,230,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,230,420, 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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