Q: Is 842,470 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 842,470 is not a prime number.

Why is 842,470 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 842470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 84,247 168,494 421,235 and 842,470, with no remainder.

Since 842,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 842,470, it is not a prime number.


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Number 842,468842,469842,471842,472
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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