Q: Is 42,531,310 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,531,310 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,531,310 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 42531310 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 19 38 95 190 223,849 447,698 1,119,245 2,238,490 4,253,131 8,506,262 21,265,655 and 42,531,310, with no remainder.

Since 42,531,310 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,531,310, 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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