Q: Is 42,430,100 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,430,100 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,430,100 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 42430100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 101 202 404 505 1,010 2,020 2,525 4,201 5,050 8,402 10,100 16,804 21,005 42,010 84,020 105,025 210,050 420,100 424,301 848,602 1,697,204 2,121,505 4,243,010 8,486,020 10,607,525 21,215,050 and 42,430,100, with no remainder.

Since 42,430,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,430,100, 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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