Q: Is 42,152,265 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,152,265 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,152,265 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 42152265 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 17 27 45 51 85 135 153 255 459 765 2,295 18,367 55,101 91,835 165,303 275,505 312,239 495,909 826,515 936,717 1,561,195 2,479,545 2,810,151 4,683,585 8,430,453 14,050,755 and 42,152,265, with no remainder.

Since 42,152,265 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,152,265, 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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