Q: Is 42,996,705 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,996,705 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,996,705 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 42996705 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 29 87 97 145 291 435 485 1,019 1,455 2,813 3,057 5,095 8,439 14,065 15,285 29,551 42,195 88,653 98,843 147,755 296,529 443,265 494,215 1,482,645 2,866,447 8,599,341 14,332,235 and 42,996,705, with no remainder.

Since 42,996,705 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,996,705, 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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