Q: Is 42,273,245 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,273,245 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,273,245 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 42273245 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 197 985 1,379 6,131 6,895 30,655 42,917 214,585 1,207,807 6,039,035 8,454,649 and 42,273,245, with no remainder.

Since 42,273,245 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,273,245, 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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