Q: Is 9,427,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 9,427,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 9,427,842 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 9427842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 29 58 87 174 261 522 18,061 36,122 54,183 108,366 162,549 325,098 523,769 1,047,538 1,571,307 3,142,614 4,713,921 and 9,427,842, with no remainder.

Since 9,427,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 9,427,842, 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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