Q: Is 42,144,665 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,144,665 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,144,665 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 42144665 can be evenly divided by 1 5 37 47 131 185 235 655 1,369 1,739 4,847 6,157 6,845 8,695 24,235 30,785 64,343 179,339 227,809 321,715 896,695 1,139,045 8,428,933 and 42,144,665, with no remainder.

Since 42,144,665 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,144,665, 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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