Q: Is 42,950,685 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,950,685 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,950,685 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 42950685 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 67 201 335 1,005 42,737 128,211 213,685 641,055 2,863,379 8,590,137 14,316,895 and 42,950,685, with no remainder.

Since 42,950,685 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,950,685, 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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