Q: Is 42,305,535 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,305,535 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,305,535 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 42305535 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 509 1,527 1,847 2,545 4,581 5,541 7,635 9,235 16,623 22,905 27,705 83,115 940,123 2,820,369 4,700,615 8,461,107 14,101,845 and 42,305,535, with no remainder.

Since 42,305,535 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,305,535, 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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