Q: Is 8,888,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 8,888,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 8,888,742 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 8888742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 167 334 501 1,002 1,503 2,957 3,006 5,914 8,871 17,742 26,613 53,226 493,819 987,638 1,481,457 2,962,914 4,444,371 and 8,888,742, with no remainder.

Since 8,888,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 8,888,742, 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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