Q: Is 84,674,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 84,674,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 84,674,742 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 84674742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 71 113 142 213 226 339 426 678 1,759 3,518 5,277 8,023 10,554 16,046 24,069 48,138 124,889 198,767 249,778 374,667 397,534 596,301 749,334 1,192,602 14,112,457 28,224,914 42,337,371 and 84,674,742, with no remainder.

Since 84,674,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 84,674,742, 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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