Q: Is 540,423 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 540,423 is not a prime number.

Why is 540,423 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 540423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 31 39 93 117 149 279 403 447 1,209 1,341 1,937 3,627 4,619 5,811 13,857 17,433 41,571 60,047 180,141 and 540,423, with no remainder.

Since 540,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 540,423, 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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