Q: Is 842,504 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 842,504 is not a prime number.

Why is 842,504 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 842504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 8,101 16,202 32,404 64,808 105,313 210,626 421,252 and 842,504, with no remainder.

Since 842,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 842,504, 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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