Q: Is 42,303,495 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,303,495 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,303,495 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 42303495 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 13 15 39 65 195 401 541 1,203 1,623 2,005 2,705 5,213 6,015 7,033 8,115 15,639 21,099 26,065 35,165 78,195 105,495 216,941 650,823 1,084,705 2,820,233 3,254,115 8,460,699 14,101,165 and 42,303,495, with no remainder.

Since 42,303,495 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,303,495, 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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