Q: Is 42,887,865 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,887,865 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,887,865 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 42887865 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 53 73 159 219 265 365 739 795 1,095 2,217 3,695 3,869 11,085 11,607 19,345 39,167 53,947 58,035 117,501 161,841 195,835 269,735 587,505 809,205 2,859,191 8,577,573 14,295,955 and 42,887,865, with no remainder.

Since 42,887,865 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,887,865, 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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