Q: Is 42,850,506 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,850,506 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,850,506 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 42850506 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 420,103 840,206 1,260,309 2,520,618 7,141,751 14,283,502 21,425,253 and 42,850,506, with no remainder.

Since 42,850,506 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,850,506, 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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