Q: Is 542,208,567 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,208,567 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,208,567 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 542208567 can be evenly divided by 1 3 19 57 229 687 4,351 13,053 41,539 124,617 789,241 2,367,723 9,512,431 28,537,293 180,736,189 and 542,208,567, with no remainder.

Since 542,208,567 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,208,567, 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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