Q: Is 61,402,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 61,402,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 61,402,542 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 61402542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,291 2,582 3,873 7,746 7,927 15,854 23,781 47,562 10,233,757 20,467,514 30,701,271 and 61,402,542, with no remainder.

Since 61,402,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 61,402,542, 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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