Q: Is 8,858,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,858,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,858,842 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 8858842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 47 73 94 146 1,291 2,582 3,431 6,862 60,677 94,243 121,354 188,486 4,429,421 and 8,858,842, with no remainder.

Since 8,858,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,858,842, 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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