Q: Is 42,544,985 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,544,985 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,544,985 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 42544985 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 35 49 211 245 823 1,055 1,477 4,115 5,761 7,385 10,339 28,805 40,327 51,695 173,653 201,635 868,265 1,215,571 6,077,855 8,508,997 and 42,544,985, with no remainder.

Since 42,544,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,544,985, 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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