Q: Is 45,042,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 45,042,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 45,042,842 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 45042842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 59 118 767 1,534 29,363 58,726 381,719 763,438 1,732,417 3,464,834 22,521,421 and 45,042,842, with no remainder.

Since 45,042,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 45,042,842, 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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