Q: Is 42,205,407 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,205,407 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,205,407 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 42205407 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 733 1,129 2,199 3,387 12,461 19,193 37,383 57,579 827,557 2,482,671 14,068,469 and 42,205,407, with no remainder.

Since 42,205,407 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,205,407, 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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