Q: Is 42,250,545 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,250,545 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,250,545 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 42250545 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 135 312,967 938,901 1,564,835 2,816,703 4,694,505 8,450,109 14,083,515 and 42,250,545, with no remainder.

Since 42,250,545 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,250,545, 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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