Q: Is 42,242,430 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,242,430 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,242,430 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 42242430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 227 454 681 1,135 1,362 2,270 3,405 6,203 6,810 12,406 18,609 31,015 37,218 62,030 93,045 186,090 1,408,081 2,816,162 4,224,243 7,040,405 8,448,486 14,080,810 21,121,215 and 42,242,430, with no remainder.

Since 42,242,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,242,430, 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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