Q: Is 4,001,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 4,001,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,001,942 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 4001942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 29 58 203 406 9,857 19,714 68,999 137,998 285,853 571,706 2,000,971 and 4,001,942, with no remainder.

Since 4,001,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,001,942, 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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