Q: Is 200,842 a Prime Number?

A: No, 200,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 200,842 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 200842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 137 274 733 1,466 100,421 and 200,842, with no remainder.

Since 200,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 200,842, it is not a prime number.

Number	200,840	200,841	200,843	200,844
Prime?	no	no	yes	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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