Q: Is 10,007,642 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,007,642 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,007,642 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 10007642 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 83 166 167 334 361 722 1,577 3,154 3,173 6,346 13,861 27,722 29,963 59,926 60,287 120,574 263,359 526,718 5,003,821 and 10,007,642, with no remainder.

Since 10,007,642 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,007,642, 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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