Q: Is 42,530,805 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,530,805 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,530,805 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 42530805 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 135 311 933 1,013 1,555 2,799 3,039 4,665 5,065 8,397 9,117 13,995 15,195 27,351 41,985 45,585 136,755 315,043 945,129 1,575,215 2,835,387 4,725,645 8,506,161 14,176,935 and 42,530,805, with no remainder.

Since 42,530,805 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,530,805, 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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