Q: Is 42,250,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,250,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,250,550 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 42250550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 491 982 1,721 2,455 3,442 4,910 8,605 12,275 17,210 24,550 43,025 86,050 845,011 1,690,022 4,225,055 8,450,110 21,125,275 and 42,250,550, with no remainder.

Since 42,250,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,250,550, 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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