Q: Is 842,774,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 842,774,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 842,774,742 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 842774742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 29 31 58 62 87 93 174 186 261 279 522 558 899 1,798 2,697 5,394 8,091 16,182 52,081 104,162 156,243 312,486 468,729 937,458 1,510,349 1,614,511 3,020,698 3,229,022 4,531,047 4,843,533 9,062,094 9,687,066 13,593,141 14,530,599 27,186,282 29,061,198 46,820,819 93,641,638 140,462,457 280,924,914 421,387,371 and 842,774,742, with no remainder.

Since 842,774,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 842,774,742, 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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