Q: Is 42,503,622 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,503,622 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,503,622 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 42503622 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 661 1,322 1,531 1,983 3,062 3,966 4,593 4,627 9,186 9,254 10,717 13,881 21,434 27,762 32,151 64,302 1,011,991 2,023,982 3,035,973 6,071,946 7,083,937 14,167,874 21,251,811 and 42,503,622, with no remainder.

Since 42,503,622 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,503,622, 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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