Q: Is 42,050,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,050,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,050,550 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 42050550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 75 150 280,337 560,674 841,011 1,401,685 1,682,022 2,803,370 4,205,055 7,008,425 8,410,110 14,016,850 21,025,275 and 42,050,550, with no remainder.

Since 42,050,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,050,550, 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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