Q: Is 2,400,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,400,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,400,842 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 2400842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 241 293 482 586 4,097 4,981 8,194 9,962 70,613 141,226 1,200,421 and 2,400,842, with no remainder.

Since 2,400,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,400,842, it is not a prime number.


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