Q: Is 42,854,830 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,854,830 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,854,830 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 42854830 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 613 1,226 3,065 6,130 6,991 13,982 34,955 69,910 4,285,483 8,570,966 21,427,415 and 42,854,830, with no remainder.

Since 42,854,830 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,854,830, 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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