Q: Is 42,355,510 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,355,510 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,355,510 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 42355510 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 59 118 295 590 71,789 143,578 358,945 717,890 4,235,551 8,471,102 21,177,755 and 42,355,510, with no remainder.

Since 42,355,510 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,355,510, 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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