Q: Is 4,242,762 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 4,242,762 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,242,762 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 4242762 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 41 82 123 246 369 738 5,749 11,498 17,247 34,494 51,741 103,482 235,709 471,418 707,127 1,414,254 2,121,381 and 4,242,762, with no remainder.

Since 4,242,762 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,242,762, 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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