Q: Is 42,422,630 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,422,630 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,422,630 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 42422630 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 19 38 95 190 223,277 446,554 1,116,385 2,232,770 4,242,263 8,484,526 21,211,315 and 42,422,630, with no remainder.

Since 42,422,630 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,422,630, 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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