Q: Is 542,234 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,234 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,234 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 542234 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 49 77 98 154 503 539 1,006 1,078 3,521 5,533 7,042 11,066 24,647 38,731 49,294 77,462 271,117 and 542,234, with no remainder.

Since 542,234 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,234, 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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