Q: Is 42,311,505 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,311,505 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,311,505 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 42311505 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 67 201 335 1,005 42,101 126,303 210,505 631,515 2,820,767 8,462,301 14,103,835 and 42,311,505, with no remainder.

Since 42,311,505 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,311,505, 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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