Q: Is 42,101,455 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,101,455 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,101,455 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 42101455 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 55 863 887 4,315 4,435 9,493 9,757 47,465 48,785 765,481 3,827,405 8,420,291 and 42,101,455, with no remainder.

Since 42,101,455 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,101,455, 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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