Q: Is 42,665,655 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,665,655 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,665,655 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 42665655 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 433 1,299 2,165 6,495 6,569 19,707 32,845 98,535 2,844,377 8,533,131 14,221,885 and 42,665,655, with no remainder.

Since 42,665,655 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,665,655, 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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