Q: Is 42,138,485 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,138,485 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,138,485 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 42138485 can be evenly divided by 1 5 19 95 443,563 2,217,815 8,427,697 and 42,138,485, with no remainder.

Since 42,138,485 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,138,485, 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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