Q: Is 6,423,740 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 6,423,740 is not a prime number.

Why is 6,423,740 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 6423740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 321,187 642,374 1,284,748 1,605,935 3,211,870 and 6,423,740, with no remainder.

Since 6,423,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,423,740, 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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