Q: Is 542,650 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,650 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,650 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 542650 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 25 50 10,853 21,706 54,265 108,530 271,325 and 542,650, with no remainder.

Since 542,650 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,650, it is not a prime number.


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Number 542,648542,649542,651542,652
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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