Q: Is 45,238,427 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 45,238,427 is not a prime number.

Why is 45,238,427 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 45238427 can be evenly divided by 1 13 59 169 349 767 2,197 4,537 9,971 20,591 58,981 129,623 267,683 766,753 3,479,879 and 45,238,427, with no remainder.

Since 45,238,427 cannot be divided by just 1 and 45,238,427, 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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