Q: Is 42,525 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,525 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,525 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 42525 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 25 27 35 45 63 75 81 105 135 175 189 225 243 315 405 525 567 675 945 1,215 1,575 1,701 2,025 2,835 4,725 6,075 8,505 14,175 and 42,525, with no remainder.

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