Q: Is 816,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 816,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 816,942 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 816942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 53 106 159 318 367 371 734 742 1,101 1,113 2,202 2,226 2,569 5,138 7,707 15,414 19,451 38,902 58,353 116,706 136,157 272,314 408,471 and 816,942, with no remainder.

Since 816,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 816,942, it is not a prime number.


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