Q: Is 42,715,569 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,715,569 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,715,569 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 42715569 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 593 1,779 1,847 5,541 7,709 23,127 24,011 72,033 1,095,271 3,285,813 14,238,523 and 42,715,569, with no remainder.

Since 42,715,569 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,715,569, 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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