Q: Is 42,479,155 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,479,155 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,479,155 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 42479155 can be evenly divided by 1 5 19 95 149 745 2,831 3,001 14,155 15,005 57,019 285,095 447,149 2,235,745 8,495,831 and 42,479,155, with no remainder.

Since 42,479,155 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,479,155, 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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