Q: Is 42,271,830 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,271,830 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,271,830 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 42271830 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 45 90 469,687 939,374 1,409,061 2,348,435 2,818,122 4,227,183 4,696,870 7,045,305 8,454,366 14,090,610 21,135,915 and 42,271,830, with no remainder.

Since 42,271,830 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,271,830, 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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