Q: Is 542,208,559 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,208,559 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,208,559 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 542208559 can be evenly divided by 1 41 89 139 1,069 3,649 5,699 12,371 43,829 95,141 148,591 507,211 3,900,781 6,092,231 13,224,599 and 542,208,559, with no remainder.

Since 542,208,559 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,208,559, 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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