Q: Is 10,501,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,501,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,501,242 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 10501242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 307 614 921 1,842 5,701 11,402 17,103 34,206 1,750,207 3,500,414 5,250,621 and 10,501,242, with no remainder.

Since 10,501,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,501,242, 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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