Q: Is 42,565,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,565,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,565,502 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 42565502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 46 67 134 161 322 469 938 1,541 1,973 3,082 3,946 10,787 13,811 21,574 27,622 45,379 90,758 132,191 264,382 317,653 635,306 925,337 1,850,674 3,040,393 6,080,786 21,282,751 and 42,565,502, with no remainder.

Since 42,565,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,565,502, 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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