Q: Is 42,283,425 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,283,425 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,283,425 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 42283425 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 25 73 75 219 365 1,095 1,825 5,475 7,723 23,169 38,615 115,845 193,075 563,779 579,225 1,691,337 2,818,895 8,456,685 14,094,475 and 42,283,425, with no remainder.

Since 42,283,425 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,283,425, 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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