Q: Is 597,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 597,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 597,042 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 597042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 41 82 123 246 369 738 809 1,618 2,427 4,854 7,281 14,562 33,169 66,338 99,507 199,014 298,521 and 597,042, with no remainder.

Since 597,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 597,042, 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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