Q: Is 42,379,415 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,379,415 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,379,415 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 42379415 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 65 353 1,765 1,847 4,589 9,235 22,945 24,011 120,055 651,991 3,259,955 8,475,883 and 42,379,415, with no remainder.

Since 42,379,415 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,379,415, 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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