Q: Is 542,325,021 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,325,021 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,325,021 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 542325021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 37 111 259 777 697,973 2,093,919 4,885,811 14,657,433 25,825,001 77,475,003 180,775,007 and 542,325,021, with no remainder.

Since 542,325,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,325,021, 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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