Q: Is 42,230,055 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,230,055 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,230,055 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 42230055 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 21 35 89 105 267 445 623 1,335 1,869 3,115 4,519 9,345 13,557 22,595 31,633 67,785 94,899 158,165 402,191 474,495 1,206,573 2,010,955 2,815,337 6,032,865 8,446,011 14,076,685 and 42,230,055, with no remainder.

Since 42,230,055 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,230,055, 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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