Q: Is 42,400,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,400,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,400,850 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 42400850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 848,017 1,696,034 4,240,085 8,480,170 21,200,425 and 42,400,850, with no remainder.

Since 42,400,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,400,850, 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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