Q: Is 42,005,535 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,005,535 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,005,535 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 42005535 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 13 15 33 39 55 65 143 165 195 429 715 2,145 19,583 58,749 97,915 215,413 254,579 293,745 646,239 763,737 1,077,065 1,272,895 2,800,369 3,231,195 3,818,685 8,401,107 14,001,845 and 42,005,535, with no remainder.

Since 42,005,535 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,005,535, 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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