Q: Is 846,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 846,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 846,042 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 846042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 37 74 103 111 206 222 309 618 1,369 2,738 3,811 4,107 7,622 8,214 11,433 22,866 141,007 282,014 423,021 and 846,042, with no remainder.

Since 846,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 846,042, 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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