Q: Is 42,511,785 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,511,785 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,511,785 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 42511785 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 137 151 411 453 685 755 2,055 2,265 18,769 20,687 56,307 62,061 93,845 103,435 281,535 310,305 2,834,119 8,502,357 14,170,595 and 42,511,785, with no remainder.

Since 42,511,785 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,511,785, 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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