Q: Is 42,623,605 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,623,605 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,623,605 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 42623605 can be evenly divided by 1 5 31 73 155 365 2,263 3,767 11,315 18,835 116,777 274,991 583,885 1,374,955 8,524,721 and 42,623,605, with no remainder.

Since 42,623,605 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,623,605, 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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