Q: Is 4,742,538 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 4,742,538 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,742,538 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 4742538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 59 118 177 354 13,397 26,794 40,191 80,382 790,423 1,580,846 2,371,269 and 4,742,538, with no remainder.

Since 4,742,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,742,538, 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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