Q: Is 213,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 213,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 213,542 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 213542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 49 98 2,179 4,358 15,253 30,506 106,771 and 213,542, with no remainder.

Since 213,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 213,542, it is not a prime number.


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Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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