Q: Is 42,230,670 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,230,670 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,230,670 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 42230670 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 29 30 58 87 145 174 290 435 870 48,541 97,082 145,623 242,705 291,246 485,410 728,115 1,407,689 1,456,230 2,815,378 4,223,067 7,038,445 8,446,134 14,076,890 21,115,335 and 42,230,670, with no remainder.

Since 42,230,670 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,230,670, 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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