Q: Is 562,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 562,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 562,542 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 562542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 29 53 58 61 87 106 122 159 174 183 318 366 1,537 1,769 3,074 3,233 3,538 4,611 5,307 6,466 9,222 9,699 10,614 19,398 93,757 187,514 281,271 and 562,542, with no remainder.

Since 562,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 562,542, 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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