Q: Is 42,623,125 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,623,125 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,623,125 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 42623125 can be evenly divided by 1 5 25 47 125 235 625 1,175 1,451 5,875 7,255 29,375 36,275 68,197 181,375 340,985 906,875 1,704,925 8,524,625 and 42,623,125, with no remainder.

Since 42,623,125 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,623,125, 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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