Q: Is 42,243,330 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,243,330 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,243,330 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 42243330 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 1,408,111 2,816,222 4,224,333 7,040,555 8,448,666 14,081,110 21,121,665 and 42,243,330, with no remainder.

Since 42,243,330 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,243,330, 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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