Q: Is 42,405,507 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,405,507 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,405,507 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 42405507 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 199 597 1,791 23,677 71,031 213,093 4,711,723 14,135,169 and 42,405,507, with no remainder.

Since 42,405,507 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,405,507, 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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