Q: Is 42,535,430 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,535,430 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,535,430 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 42535430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 49 70 98 245 343 490 686 1,715 3,430 12,401 24,802 62,005 86,807 124,010 173,614 434,035 607,649 868,070 1,215,298 3,038,245 4,253,543 6,076,490 8,507,086 21,267,715 and 42,535,430, with no remainder.

Since 42,535,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,535,430, 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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