Q: Is 840,496 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 840,496 is not a prime number.

Why is 840,496 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 840496 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 131 262 401 524 802 1,048 1,604 2,096 3,208 6,416 52,531 105,062 210,124 420,248 and 840,496, with no remainder.

Since 840,496 cannot be divided by just 1 and 840,496, 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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