Q: Is 42,100,015 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,100,015 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,100,015 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 42100015 can be evenly divided by 1 5 31 47 155 235 1,457 5,779 7,285 28,895 179,149 271,613 895,745 1,358,065 8,420,003 and 42,100,015, with no remainder.

Since 42,100,015 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,100,015, 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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