Q: Is 542,532 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,532 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,532 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 542532 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 29 58 87 116 174 348 1,559 3,118 4,677 6,236 9,354 18,708 45,211 90,422 135,633 180,844 271,266 and 542,532, with no remainder.

Since 542,532 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,532, 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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