Q: Is 842,560 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 842,560 is not a prime number.

Why is 842,560 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 842560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 80 160 320 2,633 5,266 10,532 13,165 21,064 26,330 42,128 52,660 84,256 105,320 168,512 210,640 421,280 and 842,560, with no remainder.

Since 842,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 842,560, it is not a prime number.


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Number 842,558842,559842,561842,562
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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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