Q: Is 542,046,357 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,046,357 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,046,357 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 542046357 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 83 249 747 2,241 241,877 725,631 2,176,893 6,530,679 20,075,791 60,227,373 180,682,119 and 542,046,357, with no remainder.

Since 542,046,357 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,046,357, 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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