Q: Is 5,042,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,042,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,042,540 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 5042540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 68 85 170 340 14,831 29,662 59,324 74,155 148,310 252,127 296,620 504,254 1,008,508 1,260,635 2,521,270 and 5,042,540, with no remainder.

Since 5,042,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,042,540, 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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