Q: Is 42,386,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,386,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,386,500 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 42386500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 100 125 130 250 260 325 500 650 1,300 1,625 3,250 6,500 6,521 13,042 26,084 32,605 65,210 84,773 130,420 163,025 169,546 326,050 339,092 423,865 652,100 815,125 847,730 1,630,250 1,695,460 2,119,325 3,260,500 4,238,650 8,477,300 10,596,625 21,193,250 and 42,386,500, with no remainder.

Since 42,386,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,386,500, 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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