Q: Is 84,142,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 84,142,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 84,142,842 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 84142842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 463 926 1,389 2,778 3,241 4,327 6,482 8,654 9,723 12,981 19,446 25,962 30,289 60,578 90,867 181,734 2,003,401 4,006,802 6,010,203 12,020,406 14,023,807 28,047,614 42,071,421 and 84,142,842, with no remainder.

Since 84,142,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 84,142,842, 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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