Q: Is 857,490 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 857,490 is not a prime number.

Why is 857,490 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 857490 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 101 202 283 303 505 566 606 849 1,010 1,415 1,515 1,698 2,830 3,030 4,245 8,490 28,583 57,166 85,749 142,915 171,498 285,830 428,745 and 857,490, with no remainder.

Since 857,490 cannot be divided by just 1 and 857,490, 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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