Q: Is 42,550,100 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,550,100 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,550,100 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 42550100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 425,501 851,002 1,702,004 2,127,505 4,255,010 8,510,020 10,637,525 21,275,050 and 42,550,100, with no remainder.

Since 42,550,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,550,100, 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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