Q: Is 8,242,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,242,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,242,842 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 8242842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 43 86 129 258 743 1,486 1,849 2,229 3,698 4,458 5,547 11,094 31,949 63,898 95,847 191,694 1,373,807 2,747,614 4,121,421 and 8,242,842, with no remainder.

Since 8,242,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,242,842, 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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