Q: Is 8,472,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 8,472,742 is 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 8472742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4,236,371 and 8,472,742, with no remainder.
Since 8,472,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,472,742, it is not a prime number.