Q: Is 42,508,425 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,508,425 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,508,425 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 42508425 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 25 75 107 321 535 1,605 2,675 5,297 8,025 15,891 26,485 79,455 132,425 397,275 566,779 1,700,337 2,833,895 8,501,685 14,169,475 and 42,508,425, with no remainder.

Since 42,508,425 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,508,425, 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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