Q: Is 42,145,551 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,145,551 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,145,551 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 42145551 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 63 157 471 1,099 1,413 3,297 4,261 9,891 12,783 29,827 38,349 89,481 268,443 668,977 2,006,931 4,682,839 6,020,793 14,048,517 and 42,145,551, with no remainder.

Since 42,145,551 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,145,551, 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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