Q: Is 42,230 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,230 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,230 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 42230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 41 82 103 205 206 410 515 1,030 4,223 8,446 21,115 and 42,230, with no remainder.

Since 42,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,230, it is not a prime number.


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Number 42,22842,22942,23142,232
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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