Q: Is 520,341,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 520,341,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 520,341,542 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 520341542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 119 238 2,186,309 4,372,618 15,304,163 30,608,326 37,167,253 74,334,506 260,170,771 and 520,341,542, with no remainder.

Since 520,341,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 520,341,542, 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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