Q: Is 542,510,631 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,510,631 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,510,631 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 542510631 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 39 117 467 1,401 4,203 6,071 9,929 18,213 29,787 54,639 89,361 129,077 387,231 1,161,693 4,636,843 13,910,529 41,731,587 60,278,959 180,836,877 and 542,510,631, with no remainder.

Since 542,510,631 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,510,631, 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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