Q: Is 42,502,055 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,502,055 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,502,055 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 42502055 can be evenly divided by 1 5 61 305 331 421 1,655 2,105 20,191 25,681 100,955 128,405 139,351 696,755 8,500,411 and 42,502,055, with no remainder.

Since 42,502,055 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,502,055, 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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