Q: Is 542,025,502 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,025,502 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,025,502 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 542025502 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 71 142 1,349 2,698 200,899 401,798 3,817,081 7,634,162 14,263,829 28,527,658 271,012,751 and 542,025,502, with no remainder.

Since 542,025,502 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,025,502, 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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