Q: Is 45,008,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 45,008,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 45,008,542 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 45008542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 269 311 538 622 72,361 83,659 144,722 167,318 22,504,271 and 45,008,542, with no remainder.

Since 45,008,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 45,008,542, 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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