Q: Is 321,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 321,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 321,542 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 321542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 83 149 166 298 1,079 1,937 2,158 3,874 12,367 24,734 160,771 and 321,542, with no remainder.

Since 321,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 321,542, 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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