Q: Is 42,406,795 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,406,795 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,406,795 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 42406795 can be evenly divided by 1 5 73 223 365 521 1,115 2,605 16,279 38,033 81,395 116,183 190,165 580,915 8,481,359 and 42,406,795, with no remainder.

Since 42,406,795 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,406,795, 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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