Q: Is 42,864,430 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,864,430 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,864,430 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 42864430 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 35 70 612,349 1,224,698 3,061,745 4,286,443 6,123,490 8,572,886 21,432,215 and 42,864,430, with no remainder.

Since 42,864,430 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,864,430, 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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