Q: Is 262,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 262,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 262,842 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 262842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 71 142 213 426 617 1,234 1,851 3,702 43,807 87,614 131,421 and 262,842, with no remainder.

Since 262,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 262,842, it is not a prime number.


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

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