Q: Is 42,812,475 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,812,475 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,812,475 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 42812475 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 25 75 109 327 545 1,635 2,725 5,237 8,175 15,711 26,185 78,555 130,925 392,775 570,833 1,712,499 2,854,165 8,562,495 14,270,825 and 42,812,475, with no remainder.

Since 42,812,475 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,812,475, 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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