Q: Is 42,241,370 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,241,370 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,241,370 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 42241370 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 19 38 95 190 222,323 444,646 1,111,615 2,223,230 4,224,137 8,448,274 21,120,685 and 42,241,370, with no remainder.

Since 42,241,370 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,241,370, 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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