Q: Is 42,464,765 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,464,765 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,464,765 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 42464765 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 109 545 763 3,815 11,131 55,655 77,917 389,585 1,213,279 6,066,395 8,492,953 and 42,464,765, with no remainder.

Since 42,464,765 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,464,765, 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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