Q: Is 5,859,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,859,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,859,042 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 5859042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 139,501 279,002 418,503 837,006 976,507 1,953,014 2,929,521 and 5,859,042, with no remainder.

Since 5,859,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,859,042, 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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