Q: Is 42,624,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,624,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,624,502 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 42624502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 41 82 127 254 4,093 5,207 8,186 10,414 167,813 335,626 519,811 1,039,622 21,312,251 and 42,624,502, with no remainder.

Since 42,624,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,624,502, 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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