Q: Is 42,258,250 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,258,250 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,258,250 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 42258250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 43 50 86 125 215 250 430 1,075 2,150 3,931 5,375 7,862 10,750 19,655 39,310 98,275 169,033 196,550 338,066 491,375 845,165 982,750 1,690,330 4,225,825 8,451,650 21,129,125 and 42,258,250, with no remainder.

Since 42,258,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,258,250, 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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