Q: Is 50,742,345 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 50,742,345 is not a prime number.

Why is 50,742,345 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 50742345 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 643 1,929 3,215 5,261 9,645 15,783 26,305 78,915 3,382,823 10,148,469 16,914,115 and 50,742,345, with no remainder.

Since 50,742,345 cannot be divided by just 1 and 50,742,345, 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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