Q: Is 42,676,205 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,676,205 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,676,205 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 42676205 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 13 17 55 65 85 143 187 221 715 935 1,105 2,431 3,511 12,155 17,555 38,621 45,643 59,687 193,105 228,215 298,435 502,073 656,557 775,931 2,510,365 3,282,785 3,879,655 8,535,241 and 42,676,205, with no remainder.

Since 42,676,205 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,676,205, 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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