Q: Is 42,722,775 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,722,775 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,722,775 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 42722775 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 25 27 45 75 135 167 225 379 501 675 835 1,137 1,503 1,895 2,505 3,411 4,175 4,509 5,685 7,515 9,475 10,233 12,525 17,055 22,545 28,425 37,575 51,165 63,293 85,275 112,725 189,879 255,825 316,465 569,637 949,395 1,582,325 1,708,911 2,848,185 4,746,975 8,544,555 14,240,925 and 42,722,775, with no remainder.

Since 42,722,775 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,722,775, 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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