Q: Is 542,004 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,004 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,004 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 542004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 31 47 62 93 94 124 141 186 188 282 372 564 961 1,457 1,922 2,883 2,914 3,844 4,371 5,766 5,828 8,742 11,532 17,484 45,167 90,334 135,501 180,668 271,002 and 542,004, with no remainder.

Since 542,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,004, 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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