Q: Is 42,300,138 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,300,138 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,300,138 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 42300138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 811 1,622 2,433 4,866 8,693 17,386 26,079 52,158 7,050,023 14,100,046 21,150,069 and 42,300,138, with no remainder.

Since 42,300,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,300,138, 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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