Q: Is 4,242,172 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 4,242,172 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,242,172 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 4242172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 67 134 268 737 1,439 1,474 2,878 2,948 5,756 15,829 31,658 63,316 96,413 192,826 385,652 1,060,543 2,121,086 and 4,242,172, with no remainder.

Since 4,242,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,242,172, 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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