Q: Is 42,525,150 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,525,150 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,525,150 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 42525150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 75 150 283,501 567,002 850,503 1,417,505 1,701,006 2,835,010 4,252,515 7,087,525 8,505,030 14,175,050 21,262,575 and 42,525,150, with no remainder.

Since 42,525,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,525,150, 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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