Q: Is 42,531,775 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,531,775 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,531,775 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 42531775 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 13 25 55 65 143 275 325 715 3,575 11,897 59,485 130,867 154,661 297,425 654,335 773,305 1,701,271 3,271,675 3,866,525 8,506,355 and 42,531,775, with no remainder.

Since 42,531,775 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,531,775, 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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