Q: Is 42,246,345 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,246,345 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,246,345 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 42246345 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 157 471 785 2,355 17,939 53,817 89,695 269,085 2,816,423 8,449,269 14,082,115 and 42,246,345, with no remainder.

Since 42,246,345 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,246,345, 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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