Q: Is 542,710,605 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,710,605 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,710,605 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 542710605 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 103 309 515 1,545 351,269 1,053,807 1,756,345 5,269,035 36,180,707 108,542,121 180,903,535 and 542,710,605, with no remainder.

Since 542,710,605 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,710,605, 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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