Q: Is 42,262,605 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,262,605 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,262,605 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 42262605 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 11 15 21 33 35 45 55 63 77 99 105 165 231 315 385 495 693 1,155 3,465 12,197 36,591 60,985 85,379 109,773 134,167 182,955 256,137 402,501 426,895 548,865 670,835 768,411 939,169 1,207,503 1,280,685 2,012,505 2,817,507 3,842,055 4,695,845 6,037,515 8,452,521 14,087,535 and 42,262,605, with no remainder.

Since 42,262,605 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,262,605, 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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