Q: Is 42,794,385 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,794,385 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,794,385 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 42794385 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 37 83 111 185 249 415 555 929 1,245 2,787 3,071 4,645 9,213 13,935 15,355 34,373 46,065 77,107 103,119 171,865 231,321 385,535 515,595 1,156,605 2,852,959 8,558,877 14,264,795 and 42,794,385, with no remainder.

Since 42,794,385 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,794,385, 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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