Q: Is 254,877,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 254,877,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 254,877,042 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 254877042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 6,068,501 12,137,002 18,205,503 36,411,006 42,479,507 84,959,014 127,438,521 and 254,877,042, with no remainder.

Since 254,877,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 254,877,042, 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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