Q: Is 42,266,665 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,266,665 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,266,665 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 42266665 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 49 245 172,517 862,585 1,207,619 6,038,095 8,453,333 and 42,266,665, with no remainder.

Since 42,266,665 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,266,665, 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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