Q: Is 42,850,153 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,850,153 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,850,153 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 42850153 can be evenly divided by 1 31 79 2,449 17,497 542,407 1,382,263 and 42,850,153, with no remainder.

Since 42,850,153 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,850,153, 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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