Q: Is 216,342,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 216,342,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 216,342,542 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 216342542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 337 674 4,381 8,762 24,691 49,382 320,983 641,966 8,320,867 16,641,734 108,171,271 and 216,342,542, with no remainder.

Since 216,342,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 216,342,542, 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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