Q: Is 42,219,405 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,219,405 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,219,405 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 42219405 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 37 45 111 185 333 555 1,665 25,357 76,071 126,785 228,213 380,355 938,209 1,141,065 2,814,627 4,691,045 8,443,881 14,073,135 and 42,219,405, with no remainder.

Since 42,219,405 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,219,405, 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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