Q: Is 42,300,202 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,300,202 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,300,202 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 42300202 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 139 278 973 1,946 21,737 43,474 152,159 304,318 3,021,443 6,042,886 21,150,101 and 42,300,202, with no remainder.

Since 42,300,202 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,300,202, 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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