Q: Is 42,602,150 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,602,150 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,602,150 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 42602150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 127 254 635 1,270 3,175 6,350 6,709 13,418 33,545 67,090 167,725 335,450 852,043 1,704,086 4,260,215 8,520,430 21,301,075 and 42,602,150, with no remainder.

Since 42,602,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,602,150, 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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