Q: Is 542,000,055 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,000,055 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,000,055 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 542000055 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 131 393 655 1,965 275,827 827,481 1,379,135 4,137,405 36,133,337 108,400,011 180,666,685 and 542,000,055, with no remainder.

Since 542,000,055 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,000,055, 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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