Q: Is 400,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 400,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 400,542 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 400542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 241 277 482 554 723 831 1,446 1,662 66,757 133,514 200,271 and 400,542, with no remainder.

Since 400,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 400,542, 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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