Q: Is 42,385,710 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,385,710 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,385,710 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 42385710 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 1,412,857 2,825,714 4,238,571 7,064,285 8,477,142 14,128,570 21,192,855 and 42,385,710, with no remainder.

Since 42,385,710 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,385,710, 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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