Q: Is 42,529,820 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,529,820 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,529,820 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 42529820 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 2,126,491 4,252,982 8,505,964 10,632,455 21,264,910 and 42,529,820, with no remainder.

Since 42,529,820 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,529,820, 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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