Q: Is 457,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 457,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 457,542 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 457542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 37 54 74 111 222 229 333 458 666 687 999 1,374 1,998 2,061 4,122 6,183 8,473 12,366 16,946 25,419 50,838 76,257 152,514 228,771 and 457,542, with no remainder.

Since 457,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 457,542, 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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