Q: Is 42,880,550 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,880,550 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,880,550 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 42880550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 293 586 1,465 2,927 2,930 5,854 7,325 14,635 14,650 29,270 73,175 146,350 857,611 1,715,222 4,288,055 8,576,110 21,440,275 and 42,880,550, with no remainder.

Since 42,880,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,880,550, 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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