Q: Is 42,310,310 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,310,310 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,310,310 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 42310310 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 70 604,433 1,208,866 3,022,165 4,231,031 6,044,330 8,462,062 21,155,155 and 42,310,310, with no remainder.

Since 42,310,310 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,310,310, 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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