Q: Is 42,309,685 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,309,685 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,309,685 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 42309685 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 17 37 55 85 185 187 407 629 935 1,223 2,035 3,145 6,115 6,919 13,453 20,791 34,595 45,251 67,265 103,955 226,255 228,701 497,761 769,267 1,143,505 2,488,805 3,846,335 8,461,937 and 42,309,685, with no remainder.

Since 42,309,685 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,309,685, 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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