Q: Is 42,401,530 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,401,530 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,401,530 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 42401530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 59 118 295 590 71,867 143,734 359,335 718,670 4,240,153 8,480,306 21,200,765 and 42,401,530, with no remainder.

Since 42,401,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,401,530, 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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