Q: Is 42,051,405 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,051,405 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,051,405 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 42051405 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 15 33 55 165 254,857 764,571 1,274,285 2,803,427 3,822,855 8,410,281 14,017,135 and 42,051,405, with no remainder.

Since 42,051,405 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,051,405, 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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