Q: Is 42,486,545 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,486,545 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,486,545 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 42486545 can be evenly divided by 1 5 37 179 185 895 1,283 6,415 6,623 33,115 47,471 229,657 237,355 1,148,285 8,497,309 and 42,486,545, with no remainder.

Since 42,486,545 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,486,545, 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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