Q: Is 3,542 a Prime Number?

A: No, 3,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,542 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 3542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 23 46 77 154 161 253 322 506 1,771 and 3,542, with no remainder.

Since 3,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,542, it is not a prime number.

Number	3,540	3,541	3,543	3,544
Prime?	no	yes	no	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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