Q: Is 834,636,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 834,636,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 834,636,842 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 834636842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 887 1,774 11,531 23,062 36,191 72,382 470,483 940,966 32,101,417 64,202,834 417,318,421 and 834,636,842, with no remainder.

Since 834,636,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 834,636,842, 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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