Q: Is 42,605,445 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,605,445 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,605,445 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 42605445 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 311 933 1,555 4,665 9,133 27,399 45,665 136,995 2,840,363 8,521,089 14,201,815 and 42,605,445, with no remainder.

Since 42,605,445 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,605,445, 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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