Q: Is 542,208,552 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,208,552 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,208,552 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 542208552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 22,592,023 45,184,046 67,776,069 90,368,092 135,552,138 180,736,184 271,104,276 and 542,208,552, with no remainder.

Since 542,208,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,208,552, 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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