Q: Is 42,115,307 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,115,307 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,115,307 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 42115307 can be evenly divided by 1 13 17 107 137 169 221 1,391 1,781 1,819 2,329 2,873 14,659 18,083 23,153 23,647 30,277 190,567 249,203 307,411 393,601 2,477,371 3,239,639 and 42,115,307, with no remainder.

Since 42,115,307 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,115,307, 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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