Q: Is 42,834,250 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,834,250 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,834,250 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 42834250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 31 50 62 125 155 250 310 775 1,550 3,875 5,527 7,750 11,054 27,635 55,270 138,175 171,337 276,350 342,674 690,875 856,685 1,381,750 1,713,370 4,283,425 8,566,850 21,417,125 and 42,834,250, with no remainder.

Since 42,834,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,834,250, 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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