Q: Is 542,272 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,272 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,272 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 542272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 37 64 74 148 229 296 458 592 916 1,184 1,832 2,368 3,664 7,328 8,473 14,656 16,946 33,892 67,784 135,568 271,136 and 542,272, with no remainder.

Since 542,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,272, 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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