Q: Is 5,909,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 5,909,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 5,909,742 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 5909742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 397 794 827 1,191 1,654 2,382 2,481 3,573 4,962 7,146 7,443 14,886 328,319 656,638 984,957 1,969,914 2,954,871 and 5,909,742, with no remainder.

Since 5,909,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 5,909,742, 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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