Q: Is 42,442,610 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,442,610 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,442,610 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 42442610 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 70 606,323 1,212,646 3,031,615 4,244,261 6,063,230 8,488,522 21,221,305 and 42,442,610, with no remainder.

Since 42,442,610 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,442,610, 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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