Q: Is 542,544 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,544 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,544 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 542544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 89 127 178 254 267 356 381 508 534 712 762 1,016 1,068 1,424 1,524 2,032 2,136 3,048 4,272 6,096 11,303 22,606 33,909 45,212 67,818 90,424 135,636 180,848 271,272 and 542,544, with no remainder.

Since 542,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,544, 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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