Q: Is 42,511,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,511,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,511,550 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 42511550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 19 25 38 50 73 95 146 190 365 475 613 730 950 1,226 1,387 1,825 2,774 3,065 3,650 6,130 6,935 11,647 13,870 15,325 23,294 30,650 34,675 44,749 58,235 69,350 89,498 116,470 223,745 291,175 447,490 582,350 850,231 1,118,725 1,700,462 2,237,450 4,251,155 8,502,310 21,255,775 and 42,511,550, with no remainder.

Since 42,511,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,511,550, 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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