Q: Is 42,102,285 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,102,285 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,102,285 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 42102285 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 41 51 85 123 205 255 615 697 2,091 3,485 4,027 10,455 12,081 20,135 60,405 68,459 165,107 205,377 342,295 495,321 825,535 1,026,885 2,476,605 2,806,819 8,420,457 14,034,095 and 42,102,285, with no remainder.

Since 42,102,285 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,102,285, 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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