Q: Is 2,006,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,006,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,006,142 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 2006142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 257 514 771 1,301 1,542 2,602 3,903 7,806 334,357 668,714 1,003,071 and 2,006,142, with no remainder.

Since 2,006,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,006,142, it is not a prime number.


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