Q: Is 42,478,525 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,478,525 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,478,525 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 42478525 can be evenly divided by 1 5 25 31 59 155 295 775 929 1,475 1,829 4,645 9,145 23,225 28,799 45,725 54,811 143,995 274,055 719,975 1,370,275 1,699,141 8,495,705 and 42,478,525, with no remainder.

Since 42,478,525 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,478,525, 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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