Q: Is 842,148 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 842,148 is not a prime number.

Why is 842,148 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 842148 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 149 157 298 314 447 471 596 628 894 942 1,341 1,413 1,788 1,884 2,682 2,826 5,364 5,652 23,393 46,786 70,179 93,572 140,358 210,537 280,716 421,074 and 842,148, with no remainder.

Since 842,148 cannot be divided by just 1 and 842,148, it is not a prime number.


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