Q: Is 42,664,275 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,664,275 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,664,275 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 42664275 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 25 45 75 225 189,619 568,857 948,095 1,706,571 2,844,285 4,740,475 8,532,855 14,221,425 and 42,664,275, with no remainder.

Since 42,664,275 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,664,275, 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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