Q: Is 42,123,125 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,123,125 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,123,125 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 42123125 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 25 55 121 125 275 557 605 625 1,375 2,785 3,025 6,127 6,875 13,925 15,125 30,635 67,397 69,625 75,625 153,175 336,985 348,125 765,875 1,684,925 3,829,375 8,424,625 and 42,123,125, with no remainder.

Since 42,123,125 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,123,125, 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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