Q: Is 42,818,770 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,818,770 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,818,770 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 42818770 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 257 514 1,285 2,570 16,661 33,322 83,305 166,610 4,281,877 8,563,754 21,409,385 and 42,818,770, with no remainder.

Since 42,818,770 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,818,770, 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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