Q: Is 2,846,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 2,846,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 2,846,742 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 2846742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 541 877 1,082 1,623 1,754 2,631 3,246 5,262 474,457 948,914 1,423,371 and 2,846,742, with no remainder.

Since 2,846,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 2,846,742, 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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