Q: Is 42,535,515 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,535,515 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,535,515 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 42535515 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 15 33 55 165 257,791 773,373 1,288,955 2,835,701 3,866,865 8,507,103 14,178,505 and 42,535,515, with no remainder.

Since 42,535,515 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,535,515, 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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