Q: Is 542,186,055 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,186,055 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,186,055 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 542186055 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 27 45 81 135 405 1,338,731 4,016,193 6,693,655 12,048,579 20,080,965 36,145,737 60,242,895 108,437,211 180,728,685 and 542,186,055, with no remainder.

Since 542,186,055 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,186,055, 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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