Q: Is 42,234,530 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,234,530 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,234,530 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 42234530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 19 26 38 65 95 130 190 247 494 1,235 2,470 17,099 34,198 85,495 170,990 222,287 324,881 444,574 649,762 1,111,435 1,624,405 2,222,870 3,248,810 4,223,453 8,446,906 21,117,265 and 42,234,530, with no remainder.

Since 42,234,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,234,530, 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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