Q: Is 42,040,275 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,040,275 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,040,275 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 42040275 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 25 75 487 1,151 1,461 2,435 3,453 5,755 7,305 12,175 17,265 28,775 36,525 86,325 560,537 1,681,611 2,802,685 8,408,055 14,013,425 and 42,040,275, with no remainder.

Since 42,040,275 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,040,275, 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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