Q: Is 842,670 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 842,670 is not a prime number.

Why is 842,670 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 842670 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 45 54 90 135 270 3,121 6,242 9,363 15,605 18,726 28,089 31,210 46,815 56,178 84,267 93,630 140,445 168,534 280,890 421,335 and 842,670, with no remainder.

Since 842,670 cannot be divided by just 1 and 842,670, 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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