Q: Is 42,660,915 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,660,915 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,660,915 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 42660915 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 15 33 55 165 258,551 775,653 1,292,755 2,844,061 3,878,265 8,532,183 14,220,305 and 42,660,915, with no remainder.

Since 42,660,915 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,660,915, 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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