Q: Is 542,900 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,900 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,900 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 542900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 61 89 100 122 178 244 305 356 445 610 890 1,220 1,525 1,780 2,225 3,050 4,450 5,429 6,100 8,900 10,858 21,716 27,145 54,290 108,580 135,725 271,450 and 542,900, with no remainder.

Since 542,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,900, it is not a prime number.


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