Q: Is 42,461,965 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,461,965 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,461,965 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 42461965 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 13 35 65 91 455 93,323 466,615 653,261 1,213,199 3,266,305 6,065,995 8,492,393 and 42,461,965, with no remainder.

Since 42,461,965 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,461,965, 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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