Q: Is 42,432,100 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,432,100 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,432,100 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 42432100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 211 422 844 1,055 2,011 2,110 4,022 4,220 5,275 8,044 10,055 10,550 20,110 21,100 40,220 50,275 100,550 201,100 424,321 848,642 1,697,284 2,121,605 4,243,210 8,486,420 10,608,025 21,216,050 and 42,432,100, with no remainder.

Since 42,432,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,432,100, 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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