Q: Is 42,624,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,624,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,624,500 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 42624500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 163 250 326 500 523 652 815 1,046 1,630 2,092 2,615 3,260 4,075 5,230 8,150 10,460 13,075 16,300 20,375 26,150 40,750 52,300 65,375 81,500 85,249 130,750 170,498 261,500 340,996 426,245 852,490 1,704,980 2,131,225 4,262,450 8,524,900 10,656,125 21,312,250 and 42,624,500, with no remainder.

Since 42,624,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,624,500, 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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