Q: Is 842,072 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 842,072 is not a prime number.

Why is 842,072 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 842072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 22 28 44 56 77 88 154 308 616 1,367 2,734 5,468 9,569 10,936 15,037 19,138 30,074 38,276 60,148 76,552 105,259 120,296 210,518 421,036 and 842,072, with no remainder.

Since 842,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 842,072, it is not a prime number.


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