Q: Is 742,834,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 742,834,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 742,834,542 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 742834542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 5,382,859 10,765,718 16,148,577 32,297,154 123,805,757 247,611,514 371,417,271 and 742,834,542, with no remainder.

Since 742,834,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 742,834,542, 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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