Q: Is 1,704,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 1,704,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 1,704,742 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 1704742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 173 346 379 758 2,249 4,498 4,927 9,854 65,567 131,134 852,371 and 1,704,742, with no remainder.

Since 1,704,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 1,704,742, it is not a prime number.


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