Q: Is 4,712,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 4,712,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,712,742 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 4712742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 243 486 9,697 19,394 29,091 58,182 87,273 174,546 261,819 523,638 785,457 1,570,914 2,356,371 and 4,712,742, with no remainder.

Since 4,712,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,712,742, 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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