Q: Is 42,505,525 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,505,525 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,505,525 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 42505525 can be evenly divided by 1 5 17 25 85 103 425 515 971 1,751 2,575 4,855 8,755 16,507 24,275 43,775 82,535 100,013 412,675 500,065 1,700,221 2,500,325 8,501,105 and 42,505,525, with no remainder.

Since 42,505,525 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,505,525, 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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