Q: Is 42,300,038 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,300,038 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,300,038 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 42300038 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 29 58 319 638 66,301 132,602 729,311 1,458,622 1,922,729 3,845,458 21,150,019 and 42,300,038, with no remainder.

Since 42,300,038 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,300,038, 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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