Q: Is 42,795 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,795 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,795 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 42795 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 135 317 951 1,585 2,853 4,755 8,559 14,265 and 42,795, with no remainder.

Since 42,795 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,795, it is not a prime number.


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