Q: Is 6,478,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 6,478,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 6,478,842 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 6478842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 709 1,418 1,523 2,127 3,046 4,254 4,569 9,138 1,079,807 2,159,614 3,239,421 and 6,478,842, with no remainder.

Since 6,478,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,478,842, 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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