Q: Is 42,340,228 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,340,228 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,340,228 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 42340228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 163 326 652 1,141 2,282 4,564 9,277 18,554 37,108 64,939 129,878 259,756 1,512,151 3,024,302 6,048,604 10,585,057 21,170,114 and 42,340,228, with no remainder.

Since 42,340,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,340,228, 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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