Q: Is 42,502,355 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,502,355 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,502,355 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 42502355 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 49 245 283 613 1,415 1,981 3,065 4,291 9,905 13,867 21,455 30,037 69,335 150,185 173,479 867,395 1,214,353 6,071,765 8,500,471 and 42,502,355, with no remainder.

Since 42,502,355 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,502,355, 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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