Q: Is 42,115,255 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,115,255 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,115,255 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 42115255 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 13 35 49 65 91 245 343 455 637 1,715 1,889 3,185 4,459 9,445 13,223 22,295 24,557 66,115 92,561 122,785 171,899 462,805 647,927 859,495 1,203,293 3,239,635 6,016,465 8,423,051 and 42,115,255, with no remainder.

Since 42,115,255 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,115,255, it is not a prime number.


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