Q: Is 35,242,989 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 35,242,989 is not a prime number.

Why is 35,242,989 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 35242989 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 461 1,383 1,499 4,497 7,837 23,511 25,483 76,449 691,039 2,073,117 11,747,663 and 35,242,989, with no remainder.

Since 35,242,989 cannot be divided by just 1 and 35,242,989, 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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