Q: Is 42,227,045 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,227,045 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,227,045 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 42227045 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 29 35 145 203 1,015 41,603 208,015 291,221 1,206,487 1,456,105 6,032,435 8,445,409 and 42,227,045, with no remainder.

Since 42,227,045 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,227,045, 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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