Q: Is 42,527,538 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,527,538 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,527,538 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 42527538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 787,547 1,575,094 2,362,641 4,725,282 7,087,923 14,175,846 21,263,769 and 42,527,538, with no remainder.

Since 42,527,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,527,538, 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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