Q: Is 42,469,270 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,469,270 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,469,270 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 42469270 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 23 46 115 230 184,649 369,298 923,245 1,846,490 4,246,927 8,493,854 21,234,635 and 42,469,270, with no remainder.

Since 42,469,270 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,469,270, it is not a prime number.


More Examples

  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 42,469,270:


Ask a Question