Q: Is 542,523 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,523 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,523 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 542523 can be evenly divided by 1 3 193 579 937 2,811 180,841 and 542,523, with no remainder.

Since 542,523 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,523, it is not a prime number.


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Number 542,521542,522542,524542,525
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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