Q: Is 42,188,250 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,188,250 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,188,250 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 42188250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 25 26 30 39 50 65 75 78 125 130 150 195 250 325 375 390 650 750 975 1,625 1,950 3,250 4,327 4,875 8,654 9,750 12,981 21,635 25,962 43,270 56,251 64,905 108,175 112,502 129,810 168,753 216,350 281,255 324,525 337,506 540,875 562,510 649,050 843,765 1,081,750 1,406,275 1,622,625 1,687,530 2,812,550 3,245,250 4,218,825 7,031,375 8,437,650 14,062,750 21,094,125 and 42,188,250, with no remainder.

Since 42,188,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,188,250, 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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