Q: Is 42,429,630 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,429,630 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,429,630 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 42429630 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 1,414,321 2,828,642 4,242,963 7,071,605 8,485,926 14,143,210 21,214,815 and 42,429,630, with no remainder.

Since 42,429,630 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,429,630, 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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