Q: Is 42,875,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,875,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,875,850 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 42875850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 25 30 50 75 150 285,839 571,678 857,517 1,429,195 1,715,034 2,858,390 4,287,585 7,145,975 8,575,170 14,291,950 21,437,925 and 42,875,850, with no remainder.

Since 42,875,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,875,850, 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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