Q: Is 42,246,215 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,246,215 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,246,215 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 42246215 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 19 55 95 209 1,045 40,427 202,135 444,697 768,113 2,223,485 3,840,565 8,449,243 and 42,246,215, with no remainder.

Since 42,246,215 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,246,215, 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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