Q: Is 42,545,228 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,545,228 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,545,228 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 42545228 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 966,937 1,933,874 3,867,748 10,636,307 21,272,614 and 42,545,228, with no remainder.

Since 42,545,228 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,545,228, 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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