Q: Is 42,602,775 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,602,775 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,602,775 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 42602775 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 25 75 241 723 1,205 2,357 3,615 6,025 7,071 11,785 18,075 35,355 58,925 176,775 568,037 1,704,111 2,840,185 8,520,555 14,200,925 and 42,602,775, with no remainder.

Since 42,602,775 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,602,775, 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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