Q: Is 5,740,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,740,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,740,242 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 5740242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 43 57 86 114 129 258 817 1,171 1,634 2,342 2,451 3,513 4,902 7,026 22,249 44,498 50,353 66,747 100,706 133,494 151,059 302,118 956,707 1,913,414 2,870,121 and 5,740,242, with no remainder.

Since 5,740,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,740,242, 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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