Q: Is 52,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 52,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 52,542 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 52542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 139 189 278 378 417 834 973 1,251 1,946 2,502 2,919 3,753 5,838 7,506 8,757 17,514 26,271 and 52,542, with no remainder.

Since 52,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 52,542, 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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