Q: Is 5,006,142 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,006,142 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,006,142 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 5006142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 278,119 556,238 834,357 1,668,714 2,503,071 and 5,006,142, with no remainder.

Since 5,006,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,006,142, 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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