Q: Is 42,236,615 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,236,615 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,236,615 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 42236615 can be evenly divided by 1 5 29 145 291,287 1,456,435 8,447,323 and 42,236,615, with no remainder.

Since 42,236,615 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,236,615, 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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