Q: Is 42,444,005 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,444,005 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,444,005 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 42444005 can be evenly divided by 1 5 19 95 229 1,145 1,951 4,351 9,755 21,755 37,069 185,345 446,779 2,233,895 8,488,801 and 42,444,005, with no remainder.

Since 42,444,005 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,444,005, 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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