Q: Is 42,691,130 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,691,130 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,691,130 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 42691130 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 73 146 365 730 58,481 116,962 292,405 584,810 4,269,113 8,538,226 21,345,565 and 42,691,130, with no remainder.

Since 42,691,130 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,691,130, 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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