Q: Is 542,502,155 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,502,155 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,502,155 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 542502155 can be evenly divided by 1 5 13 19 65 95 247 1,235 439,273 2,196,365 5,710,549 8,346,187 28,552,745 41,730,935 108,500,431 and 542,502,155, with no remainder.

Since 542,502,155 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,502,155, 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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