Q: Is 42,252,035 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,252,035 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,252,035 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 42252035 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 23 35 73 115 161 365 511 719 805 1,679 2,555 3,595 5,033 8,395 11,753 16,537 25,165 52,487 58,765 82,685 115,759 262,435 367,409 578,795 1,207,201 1,837,045 6,036,005 8,450,407 and 42,252,035, with no remainder.

Since 42,252,035 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,252,035, 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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