Q: Is 542,334,045 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,334,045 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,334,045 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 542334045 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 15 33 55 165 3,286,873 9,860,619 16,434,365 36,155,603 49,303,095 108,466,809 180,778,015 and 542,334,045, with no remainder.

Since 542,334,045 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,334,045, 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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