Q: Is 842,060 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 842,060 is not a prime number.

Why is 842,060 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 842060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 71 142 284 355 593 710 1,186 1,420 2,372 2,965 5,930 11,860 42,103 84,206 168,412 210,515 421,030 and 842,060, with no remainder.

Since 842,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 842,060, 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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