Q: Is 842,346 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 842,346 is not a prime number.

Why is 842,346 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 842346 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 27 38 54 57 114 171 342 513 821 1,026 1,642 2,463 4,926 7,389 14,778 15,599 22,167 31,198 44,334 46,797 93,594 140,391 280,782 421,173 and 842,346, with no remainder.

Since 842,346 cannot be divided by just 1 and 842,346, 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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