Q: Is 842,700 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 842,700 is not a prime number.

Why is 842,700 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 842700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 53 60 75 100 106 150 159 212 265 300 318 530 636 795 1,060 1,325 1,590 2,650 2,809 3,180 3,975 5,300 5,618 7,950 8,427 11,236 14,045 15,900 16,854 28,090 33,708 42,135 56,180 70,225 84,270 140,450 168,540 210,675 280,900 421,350 and 842,700, with no remainder.

Since 842,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 842,700, it is not a prime number.


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