Q: Is 42,542,305 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,542,305 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,542,305 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 42542305 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 53 65 233 265 689 1,165 2,809 3,029 3,445 12,349 14,045 15,145 36,517 61,745 160,537 182,585 654,497 802,685 3,272,485 8,508,461 and 42,542,305, with no remainder.

Since 42,542,305 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,542,305, 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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