Q: Is 846,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 846,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 846,742 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 846742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 29 58 377 754 1,123 2,246 14,599 29,198 32,567 65,134 423,371 and 846,742, with no remainder.

Since 846,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 846,742, 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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