Q: Is 42,657,965 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,657,965 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,657,965 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 42657965 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 103 515 721 3,605 11,833 59,165 82,831 414,155 1,218,799 6,093,995 8,531,593 and 42,657,965, with no remainder.

Since 42,657,965 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,657,965, 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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