Q: Is 102,407,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 102,407,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 102,407,542 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 102407542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 79 158 593 1,093 1,186 2,186 46,847 86,347 93,694 172,694 648,149 1,296,298 51,203,771 and 102,407,542, with no remainder.

Since 102,407,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 102,407,542, 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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