Q: Is 42,545,223 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,545,223 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,545,223 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 42545223 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 21 27 63 189 229 687 983 1,603 2,061 2,949 4,809 6,183 6,881 8,847 14,427 20,643 26,541 43,281 61,929 185,787 225,107 675,321 1,575,749 2,025,963 4,727,247 6,077,889 14,181,741 and 42,545,223, with no remainder.

Since 42,545,223 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,545,223, 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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