Q: Is 42,253,230 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,253,230 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,253,230 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 42253230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 107 214 321 535 642 1,070 1,605 3,210 13,163 26,326 39,489 65,815 78,978 131,630 197,445 394,890 1,408,441 2,816,882 4,225,323 7,042,205 8,450,646 14,084,410 21,126,615 and 42,253,230, with no remainder.

Since 42,253,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,253,230, 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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