Q: Is 42,314,535 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,314,535 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,314,535 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 42314535 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 31 45 93 135 155 279 465 837 1,395 4,185 10,111 30,333 50,555 90,999 151,665 272,997 313,441 454,995 940,323 1,364,985 1,567,205 2,820,969 4,701,615 8,462,907 14,104,845 and 42,314,535, with no remainder.

Since 42,314,535 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,314,535, 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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