Q: Is 42,254,499 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,254,499 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,254,499 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 42254499 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 19 21 57 133 137 399 411 773 959 2,319 2,603 2,877 5,411 7,809 14,687 16,233 18,221 44,061 54,663 102,809 105,901 308,427 317,703 741,307 2,012,119 2,223,921 6,036,357 14,084,833 and 42,254,499, with no remainder.

Since 42,254,499 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,254,499, 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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