Q: Is 42,100,515 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,100,515 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,100,515 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 42100515 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 71 213 355 639 1,065 3,195 13,177 39,531 65,885 118,593 197,655 592,965 935,567 2,806,701 4,677,835 8,420,103 14,033,505 and 42,100,515, with no remainder.

Since 42,100,515 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,100,515, 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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