Q: Is 8,540,742 a Prime Number?
A: No, 8,540,742 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 8540742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 203,351 406,702 610,053 1,220,106 1,423,457 2,846,914 4,270,371 and 8,540,742, with no remainder.
Since 8,540,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,540,742, it is not a prime number.