Q: Is 2,842,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,842,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,842,542 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 2842542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 67 134 201 402 603 1,206 2,357 4,714 7,071 14,142 21,213 42,426 157,919 315,838 473,757 947,514 1,421,271 and 2,842,542, with no remainder.

Since 2,842,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,842,542, 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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