Q: Is 42,023,215 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,023,215 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,023,215 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 42023215 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 65 149 745 1,937 4,339 9,685 21,695 56,407 282,035 646,511 3,232,555 8,404,643 and 42,023,215, with no remainder.

Since 42,023,215 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,023,215, 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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