Q: Is 2,440,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,440,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,440,042 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 2440042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 197 394 563 1,126 2,167 4,334 6,193 12,386 110,911 221,822 1,220,021 and 2,440,042, with no remainder.

Since 2,440,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,440,042, it is not a prime number.


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