Q: Is 542,938 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 542,938 is not a prime number.

Why is 542,938 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 542938 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 23 29 37 46 58 74 253 319 407 506 638 667 814 851 1,073 1,334 1,702 2,146 7,337 9,361 11,803 14,674 18,722 23,606 24,679 49,358 271,469 and 542,938, with no remainder.

Since 542,938 cannot be divided by just 1 and 542,938, it is not a prime number.


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