Q: Is 842,058,230 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 842,058,230 is not a prime number.

Why is 842,058,230 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 842058230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 26 65 130 6,477,371 12,954,742 32,386,855 64,773,710 84,205,823 168,411,646 421,029,115 and 842,058,230, with no remainder.

Since 842,058,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 842,058,230, 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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