Q: Is 542,752 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,752 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,752 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 542752 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 32 56 112 224 2,423 4,846 9,692 16,961 19,384 33,922 38,768 67,844 77,536 135,688 271,376 and 542,752, with no remainder.

Since 542,752 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,752, 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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