Q: Is 679,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 679,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 679,042 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 679042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 13 14 26 41 49 82 91 98 169 182 287 338 533 574 637 1,066 1,183 1,274 2,009 2,366 3,731 4,018 6,929 7,462 8,281 13,858 16,562 26,117 48,503 52,234 97,006 339,521 and 679,042, with no remainder.

Since 679,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 679,042, 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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