Q: Is 42,719,500 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,719,500 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,719,500 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 42719500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 85,439 170,878 341,756 427,195 854,390 1,708,780 2,135,975 4,271,950 8,543,900 10,679,875 21,359,750 and 42,719,500, with no remainder.

Since 42,719,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,719,500, 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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