Q: Is 42,449,265 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,449,265 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,449,265 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 42449265 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 81 135 281 373 405 843 1,119 1,405 1,865 2,529 3,357 4,215 5,595 7,587 10,071 12,645 16,785 22,761 30,213 37,935 50,355 104,813 113,805 151,065 314,439 524,065 943,317 1,572,195 2,829,951 4,716,585 8,489,853 14,149,755 and 42,449,265, with no remainder.

Since 42,449,265 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,449,265, 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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