Q: Is 42,330,316 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,330,316 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,330,316 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 42330316 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 49 98 196 343 686 1,372 30,853 61,706 123,412 215,971 431,942 863,884 1,511,797 3,023,594 6,047,188 10,582,579 21,165,158 and 42,330,316, with no remainder.

Since 42,330,316 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,330,316, 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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