Q: Is 42,791,295 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,791,295 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,791,295 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 42791295 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 17 51 85 255 167,809 503,427 839,045 2,517,135 2,852,753 8,558,259 14,263,765 and 42,791,295, with no remainder.

Since 42,791,295 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,791,295, 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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