Q: Is 4,742,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 4,742,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,742,942 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 4742942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 71 127 142 254 263 526 9,017 18,034 18,673 33,401 37,346 66,802 2,371,471 and 4,742,942, with no remainder.

Since 4,742,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,742,942, 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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