Q: Is 42,231,035 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,231,035 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,231,035 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 42231035 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 11 35 55 77 229 385 479 1,145 1,603 2,395 2,519 3,353 5,269 8,015 12,595 16,765 17,633 26,345 36,883 88,165 109,691 184,415 548,455 767,837 1,206,601 3,839,185 6,033,005 8,446,207 and 42,231,035, with no remainder.

Since 42,231,035 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,231,035, 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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