Q: Is 25,000,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 25,000,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 25,000,242 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 25000242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 41 82 123 246 101,627 203,254 304,881 609,762 4,166,707 8,333,414 12,500,121 and 25,000,242, with no remainder.

Since 25,000,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 25,000,242, 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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