Q: Is 42,627,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,627,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,627,550 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 42627550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 25 35 49 50 70 98 127 137 175 245 254 274 350 490 635 685 889 959 1,225 1,270 1,370 1,778 1,918 2,450 3,175 3,425 4,445 4,795 6,223 6,350 6,713 6,850 8,890 9,590 12,446 13,426 17,399 22,225 23,975 31,115 33,565 34,798 44,450 47,950 62,230 67,130 86,995 121,793 155,575 167,825 173,990 243,586 311,150 335,650 434,975 608,965 852,551 869,950 1,217,930 1,705,102 3,044,825 4,262,755 6,089,650 8,525,510 21,313,775 and 42,627,550, with no remainder.

Since 42,627,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,627,550, 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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