Q: Is 42,535,245 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,535,245 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,535,245 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 42535245 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 41 123 205 615 69,163 207,489 345,815 1,037,445 2,835,683 8,507,049 14,178,415 and 42,535,245, with no remainder.

Since 42,535,245 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,535,245, 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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