Q: Is 3,142,743 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 3,142,743 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,142,743 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 3142743 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 37 69 111 851 1,231 2,553 3,693 28,313 45,547 84,939 136,641 1,047,581 and 3,142,743, with no remainder.

Since 3,142,743 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,142,743, 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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