Q: Is 42,463,530 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,463,530 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,463,530 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 42463530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 30 45 90 471,817 943,634 1,415,451 2,359,085 2,830,902 4,246,353 4,718,170 7,077,255 8,492,706 14,154,510 21,231,765 and 42,463,530, with no remainder.

Since 42,463,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,463,530, 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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