Q: Is 42,279,695 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,279,695 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,279,695 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 42279695 can be evenly divided by 1 5 59 251 295 571 1,255 2,855 14,809 33,689 74,045 143,321 168,445 716,605 8,455,939 and 42,279,695, with no remainder.

Since 42,279,695 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,279,695, 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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