Q: Is 20,042,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 20,042,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 20,042,500 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 20042500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 625 1,250 2,500 8,017 16,034 32,068 40,085 80,170 160,340 200,425 400,850 801,700 1,002,125 2,004,250 4,008,500 5,010,625 10,021,250 and 20,042,500, with no remainder.

Since 20,042,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 20,042,500, 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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