Q: Is 42,505,524 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,505,524 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,505,524 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 42505524 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,180,709 2,361,418 3,542,127 4,722,836 7,084,254 10,626,381 14,168,508 21,252,762 and 42,505,524, with no remainder.

Since 42,505,524 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,505,524, 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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