Q: Is 42,243,150 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,243,150 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,243,150 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 42243150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 75 150 281,621 563,242 844,863 1,408,105 1,689,726 2,816,210 4,224,315 7,040,525 8,448,630 14,081,050 21,121,575 and 42,243,150, with no remainder.

Since 42,243,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,243,150, 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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