Q: Is 45,255,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 45,255,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 45,255,042 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 45255042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 359,167 718,334 1,077,501 2,155,002 2,514,169 3,232,503 5,028,338 6,465,006 7,542,507 15,085,014 22,627,521 and 45,255,042, with no remainder.

Since 45,255,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 45,255,042, 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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