Q: Is 42,523,300 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,523,300 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,523,300 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 42523300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 425,233 850,466 1,700,932 2,126,165 4,252,330 8,504,660 10,630,825 21,261,650 and 42,523,300, with no remainder.

Since 42,523,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,523,300, 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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