Q: Is 542,230 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,230 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,230 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 542230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 26 43 65 86 97 130 194 215 430 485 559 970 1,118 1,261 2,522 2,795 4,171 5,590 6,305 8,342 12,610 20,855 41,710 54,223 108,446 271,115 and 542,230, with no remainder.

Since 542,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,230, 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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