Q: Is 42,735 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,735 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,735 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 42735 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 11 15 21 33 35 37 55 77 105 111 165 185 231 259 385 407 555 777 1,155 1,221 1,295 2,035 2,849 3,885 6,105 8,547 14,245 and 42,735, with no remainder.

Since 42,735 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,735, it is not a prime number.


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