Q: Is 42,010,215 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,010,215 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,010,215 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 42010215 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 13 15 39 65 97 195 291 485 1,261 1,455 2,221 3,783 6,305 6,663 11,105 18,915 28,873 33,315 86,619 144,365 215,437 433,095 646,311 1,077,185 2,800,681 3,231,555 8,402,043 14,003,405 and 42,010,215, with no remainder.

Since 42,010,215 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,010,215, 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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