Q: Is 42,646,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,646,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,646,550 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 42646550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 569 1,138 1,499 2,845 2,998 5,690 7,495 14,225 14,990 28,450 37,475 74,950 852,931 1,705,862 4,264,655 8,529,310 21,323,275 and 42,646,550, with no remainder.

Since 42,646,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,646,550, 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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