Q: Is 42,221,565 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,221,565 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,221,565 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 42221565 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 938,257 2,814,771 4,691,285 8,444,313 14,073,855 and 42,221,565, with no remainder.

Since 42,221,565 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,221,565, 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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