Q: Is 4,596,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 4,596,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,596,742 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 4596742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 31 62 151 302 491 982 4,681 9,362 15,221 30,442 74,141 148,282 2,298,371 and 4,596,742, with no remainder.

Since 4,596,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,596,742, 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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