Q: Is 42,323,420 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,323,420 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,323,420 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 42323420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 733 1,466 2,887 2,932 3,665 5,774 7,330 11,548 14,435 14,660 28,870 57,740 2,116,171 4,232,342 8,464,684 10,580,855 21,161,710 and 42,323,420, with no remainder.

Since 42,323,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,323,420, 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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