Q: Is 842,850 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 842,850 is not a prime number.

Why is 842,850 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 842850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 45 50 75 90 150 225 450 1,873 3,746 5,619 9,365 11,238 16,857 18,730 28,095 33,714 46,825 56,190 84,285 93,650 140,475 168,570 280,950 421,425 and 842,850, with no remainder.

Since 842,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 842,850, 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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