Q: Is 8,427,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,427,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,427,942 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 8427942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 97 194 291 582 873 1,609 1,746 2,619 3,218 4,827 5,238 9,654 14,481 28,962 43,443 86,886 156,073 312,146 468,219 936,438 1,404,657 2,809,314 4,213,971 and 8,427,942, with no remainder.

Since 8,427,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,427,942, 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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