Q: Is 42,252,330 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,252,330 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,252,330 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 42252330 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 1,408,411 2,816,822 4,225,233 7,042,055 8,450,466 14,084,110 21,126,165 and 42,252,330, with no remainder.

Since 42,252,330 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,252,330, 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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