Q: Is 7,242,966 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 7,242,966 is not a prime number.

Why is 7,242,966 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 7242966 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 134,129 268,258 402,387 804,774 1,207,161 2,414,322 3,621,483 and 7,242,966, with no remainder.

Since 7,242,966 cannot be divided by just 1 and 7,242,966, 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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