Q: Is 42,585,705 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,585,705 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,585,705 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 42585705 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 37 45 111 185 333 555 1,665 25,577 76,731 127,885 230,193 383,655 946,349 1,150,965 2,839,047 4,731,745 8,517,141 14,195,235 and 42,585,705, with no remainder.

Since 42,585,705 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,585,705, 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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