Q: Is 42,220,575 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,220,575 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,220,575 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 42220575 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 25 27 45 75 135 225 675 62,549 187,647 312,745 562,941 938,235 1,563,725 1,688,823 2,814,705 4,691,175 8,444,115 14,073,525 and 42,220,575, with no remainder.

Since 42,220,575 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,220,575, 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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