Q: Is 42,312,505 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,312,505 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,312,505 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 42312505 can be evenly divided by 1 5 557 2,785 15,193 75,965 8,462,501 and 42,312,505, with no remainder.

Since 42,312,505 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,312,505, it is not a prime number.


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Number 42,312,50342,312,50442,312,50642,312,507
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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