Q: Is 4,218,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 4,218,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,218,742 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 4218742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 113 226 1,243 1,697 2,486 3,394 18,667 37,334 191,761 383,522 2,109,371 and 4,218,742, with no remainder.

Since 4,218,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,218,742, 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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