Q: Is 42,341,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,341,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,341,005 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 42341005 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 739 1,637 3,695 5,173 8,185 11,459 25,865 57,295 1,209,743 6,048,715 8,468,201 and 42,341,005, with no remainder.

Since 42,341,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,341,005, 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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