Q: Is 42,895,830 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,895,830 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,895,830 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 42895830 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 1,429,861 2,859,722 4,289,583 7,149,305 8,579,166 14,298,610 21,447,915 and 42,895,830, with no remainder.

Since 42,895,830 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,895,830, 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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