Q: Is 42,231,400 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,231,400 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,231,400 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 42231400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 85 100 136 170 200 340 425 680 850 1,700 3,400 12,421 24,842 49,684 62,105 99,368 124,210 211,157 248,420 310,525 422,314 496,840 621,050 844,628 1,055,785 1,242,100 1,689,256 2,111,570 2,484,200 4,223,140 5,278,925 8,446,280 10,557,850 21,115,700 and 42,231,400, with no remainder.

Since 42,231,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,231,400, 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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