Q: Is 42,405,310 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,405,310 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,405,310 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 42405310 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 34 43 85 86 170 215 430 731 1,462 3,655 5,801 7,310 11,602 29,005 58,010 98,617 197,234 249,443 493,085 498,886 986,170 1,247,215 2,494,430 4,240,531 8,481,062 21,202,655 and 42,405,310, with no remainder.

Since 42,405,310 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,405,310, 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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