Q: Is 846,540 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 846,540 is not a prime number.

Why is 846,540 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 846540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 180 4,703 9,406 14,109 18,812 23,515 28,218 42,327 47,030 56,436 70,545 84,654 94,060 141,090 169,308 211,635 282,180 423,270 and 846,540, with no remainder.

Since 846,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 846,540, 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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