Q: Is 42,575,175 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,575,175 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,575,175 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 42575175 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 25 45 75 225 189,223 567,669 946,115 1,703,007 2,838,345 4,730,575 8,515,035 14,191,725 and 42,575,175, with no remainder.

Since 42,575,175 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,575,175, 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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