Q: Is 42,230,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,230,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,230,740 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 42230740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 317 634 1,268 1,585 3,170 6,340 6,661 13,322 26,644 33,305 66,610 133,220 2,111,537 4,223,074 8,446,148 10,557,685 21,115,370 and 42,230,740, with no remainder.

Since 42,230,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,230,740, 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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