Q: Is 42,679,150 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,679,150 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,679,150 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 42679150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 409 818 2,045 2,087 4,090 4,174 10,225 10,435 20,450 20,870 52,175 104,350 853,583 1,707,166 4,267,915 8,535,830 21,339,575 and 42,679,150, with no remainder.

Since 42,679,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,679,150, 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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