Q: Is 42,003,295 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,003,295 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,003,295 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 42003295 can be evenly divided by 1 5 31 53 155 265 1,643 5,113 8,215 25,565 158,503 270,989 792,515 1,354,945 8,400,659 and 42,003,295, with no remainder.

Since 42,003,295 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,003,295, 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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