Q: Is 42,233,140 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,233,140 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,233,140 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 42233140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 109 218 436 545 1,090 2,180 19,373 38,746 77,492 96,865 193,730 387,460 2,111,657 4,223,314 8,446,628 10,558,285 21,116,570 and 42,233,140, with no remainder.

Since 42,233,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,233,140, 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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