Q: Is 42,525,716 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,525,716 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,525,716 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 42525716 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 29 53 58 106 116 212 1,537 3,074 6,148 6,917 13,834 27,668 200,593 366,601 401,186 733,202 802,372 1,466,404 10,631,429 21,262,858 and 42,525,716, with no remainder.

Since 42,525,716 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,525,716, 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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