Q: Is 42,836,125 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,836,125 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,836,125 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 42836125 can be evenly divided by 1 5 25 125 263 1,303 1,315 6,515 6,575 32,575 32,875 162,875 342,689 1,713,445 8,567,225 and 42,836,125, with no remainder.

Since 42,836,125 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,836,125, 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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