Q: Is 42,268,775 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,268,775 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,268,775 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 42268775 can be evenly divided by 1 5 25 127 635 3,175 13,313 66,565 332,825 1,690,751 8,453,755 and 42,268,775, with no remainder.

Since 42,268,775 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,268,775, 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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