Q: Is 842,536 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 842,536 is not a prime number.

Why is 842,536 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 842536 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 23 38 46 76 92 152 184 241 437 482 874 964 1,748 1,928 3,496 4,579 5,543 9,158 11,086 18,316 22,172 36,632 44,344 105,317 210,634 421,268 and 842,536, with no remainder.

Since 842,536 cannot be divided by just 1 and 842,536, 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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