Q: Is 42,404,285 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,404,285 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,404,285 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 42404285 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 11 35 55 77 83 385 415 581 913 1,327 2,905 4,565 6,391 6,635 9,289 14,597 31,955 46,445 72,985 102,179 110,141 510,895 550,705 770,987 1,211,551 3,854,935 6,057,755 8,480,857 and 42,404,285, with no remainder.

Since 42,404,285 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,404,285, 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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