Q: Is 42,224,525 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,224,525 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,224,525 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 42224525 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 25 35 49 175 245 1,225 34,469 172,345 241,283 861,725 1,206,415 1,688,981 6,032,075 8,444,905 and 42,224,525, with no remainder.

Since 42,224,525 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,224,525, 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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