Q: Is 42,535,450 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,535,450 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,535,450 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 42535450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 41 50 82 205 410 1,025 2,050 20,749 41,498 103,745 207,490 518,725 850,709 1,037,450 1,701,418 4,253,545 8,507,090 21,267,725 and 42,535,450, with no remainder.

Since 42,535,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,535,450, 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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