Q: Is 42,655,623 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,655,623 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,655,623 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 42655623 can be evenly divided by 1 3 2,969 4,789 8,907 14,367 14,218,541 and 42,655,623, with no remainder.

Since 42,655,623 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,655,623, 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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