Q: Is 6,142,602 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 6,142,602 is not a prime number.

Why is 6,142,602 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 6142602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 89 178 267 534 11,503 23,006 34,509 69,018 1,023,767 2,047,534 3,071,301 and 6,142,602, with no remainder.

Since 6,142,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,142,602, 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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