Q: Is 4,739,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 4,739,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,739,742 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 4739742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 189 378 12,539 25,078 37,617 75,234 87,773 112,851 175,546 225,702 263,319 338,553 526,638 677,106 789,957 1,579,914 2,369,871 and 4,739,742, with no remainder.

Since 4,739,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,739,742, it is not a prime number.


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