Q: Is 42,430,000 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,430,000 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,430,000 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 42430000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 200 250 400 500 625 1,000 1,250 2,000 2,500 4,243 5,000 8,486 10,000 16,972 21,215 33,944 42,430 67,888 84,860 106,075 169,720 212,150 339,440 424,300 530,375 848,600 1,060,750 1,697,200 2,121,500 2,651,875 4,243,000 5,303,750 8,486,000 10,607,500 21,215,000 and 42,430,000, with no remainder.

Since 42,430,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,430,000, 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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