Q: Is 42,240,155 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,240,155 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,240,155 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 42240155 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 85 431 1,153 2,155 5,765 7,327 19,601 36,635 98,005 496,943 2,484,715 8,448,031 and 42,240,155, with no remainder.

Since 42,240,155 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,240,155, 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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