Q: Is 42,804,215 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,804,215 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,804,215 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 42804215 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 85 433 1,163 2,165 5,815 7,361 19,771 36,805 98,855 503,579 2,517,895 8,560,843 and 42,804,215, with no remainder.

Since 42,804,215 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,804,215, 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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