Q: Is 42,302,285 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,302,285 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,302,285 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 42302285 can be evenly divided by 1 5 37 185 251 911 1,255 4,555 9,287 33,707 46,435 168,535 228,661 1,143,305 8,460,457 and 42,302,285, with no remainder.

Since 42,302,285 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,302,285, 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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