Q: Is 42,241,365 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,241,365 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,241,365 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 42241365 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 135 312,899 938,697 1,564,495 2,816,091 4,693,485 8,448,273 14,080,455 and 42,241,365, with no remainder.

Since 42,241,365 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,241,365, 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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