Q: Is 842,016 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 842,016 is not a prime number.

Why is 842,016 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 842016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 32 42 48 49 56 84 96 98 112 147 168 179 196 224 294 336 358 392 537 588 672 716 784 1,074 1,176 1,253 1,432 1,568 2,148 2,352 2,506 2,864 3,759 4,296 4,704 5,012 5,728 7,518 8,592 8,771 10,024 15,036 17,184 17,542 20,048 26,313 30,072 35,084 40,096 52,626 60,144 70,168 105,252 120,288 140,336 210,504 280,672 421,008 and 842,016, with no remainder.

Since 842,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 842,016, it is not a prime number.


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