Q: Is 42,655,461 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,655,461 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,655,461 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 42655461 can be evenly divided by 1 3 47 141 353 857 1,059 2,571 16,591 40,279 49,773 120,837 302,521 907,563 14,218,487 and 42,655,461, with no remainder.

Since 42,655,461 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,655,461, 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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