Q: Is 1,237,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,237,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,237,842 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 1237842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 243 283 486 566 729 849 1,458 1,698 2,187 2,547 4,374 5,094 7,641 15,282 22,923 45,846 68,769 137,538 206,307 412,614 618,921 and 1,237,842, with no remainder.

Since 1,237,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,237,842, it is not a prime number.


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