Q: Is 842,946 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 842,946 is not a prime number.

Why is 842,946 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 842946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 101 107 202 214 303 321 606 642 1,313 1,391 2,626 2,782 3,939 4,173 7,878 8,346 10,807 21,614 32,421 64,842 140,491 280,982 421,473 and 842,946, with no remainder.

Since 842,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 842,946, it is not a prime number.


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