Q: Is 42,639,275 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,639,275 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,639,275 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 42639275 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 25 35 167 175 835 1,169 1,459 4,175 5,845 7,295 10,213 29,225 36,475 51,065 243,653 255,325 1,218,265 1,705,571 6,091,325 8,527,855 and 42,639,275, with no remainder.

Since 42,639,275 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,639,275, 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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