Q: Is 104,542,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 104,542,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 104,542,012 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 104542012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 617 1,234 2,468 42,359 84,718 169,436 26,135,503 52,271,006 and 104,542,012, with no remainder.

Since 104,542,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 104,542,012, 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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