Q: Is 42,200,205 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,200,205 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,200,205 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 42200205 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 51 73 85 219 255 365 1,095 1,241 2,267 3,723 6,205 6,801 11,335 18,615 34,005 38,539 115,617 165,491 192,695 496,473 578,085 827,455 2,482,365 2,813,347 8,440,041 14,066,735 and 42,200,205, with no remainder.

Since 42,200,205 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,200,205, 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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