Q: Is 42,253,026 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,253,026 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,253,026 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 42253026 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 277 554 831 1,662 25,423 50,846 76,269 152,538 7,042,171 14,084,342 21,126,513 and 42,253,026, with no remainder.

Since 42,253,026 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,253,026, 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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