Q: Is 42,256,965 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,256,965 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,256,965 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 42256965 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 137 411 685 2,055 20,563 61,689 102,815 308,445 2,817,131 8,451,393 14,085,655 and 42,256,965, with no remainder.

Since 42,256,965 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,256,965, 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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