Q: Is 42,202,015 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,202,015 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,202,015 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 42202015 can be evenly divided by 1 5 37 149 185 745 1,531 5,513 7,655 27,565 56,647 228,119 283,235 1,140,595 8,440,403 and 42,202,015, with no remainder.

Since 42,202,015 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,202,015, 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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