Q: Is 10,424,838 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,424,838 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,424,838 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 10424838 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 73 146 219 438 23,801 47,602 71,403 142,806 1,737,473 3,474,946 5,212,419 and 10,424,838, with no remainder.

Since 10,424,838 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,424,838, 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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