Q: Is 10,742,460 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,742,460 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,742,460 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 10742460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 179,041 358,082 537,123 716,164 895,205 1,074,246 1,790,410 2,148,492 2,685,615 3,580,820 5,371,230 and 10,742,460, with no remainder.

Since 10,742,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,742,460, 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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