Q: Is 1,009,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,009,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,009,842 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 1009842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 47 94 141 282 3,581 7,162 10,743 21,486 168,307 336,614 504,921 and 1,009,842, with no remainder.

Since 1,009,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,009,842, it is not a prime number.


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