Q: Is 885,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 885,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 885,842 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 885842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 53 61 106 122 137 274 3,233 6,466 7,261 8,357 14,522 16,714 442,921 and 885,842, with no remainder.

Since 885,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 885,842, it is not a prime number.


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