Q: Is 542,300,462 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,300,462 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,300,462 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 542300462 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 121 242 409 818 4,499 5,479 8,998 10,958 49,489 60,269 98,978 120,538 662,959 1,325,918 2,240,911 4,481,822 24,650,021 49,300,042 271,150,231 and 542,300,462, with no remainder.

Since 542,300,462 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,300,462, 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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