Q: Is 42,345,215 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,345,215 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,345,215 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 42345215 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 17 55 85 187 935 45,289 226,445 498,179 769,913 2,490,895 3,849,565 8,469,043 and 42,345,215, with no remainder.

Since 42,345,215 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,345,215, 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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