Q: Is 942,858 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 942,858 is not a prime number.

Why is 942,858 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 942858 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 49 63 98 126 147 294 441 882 1,069 2,138 3,207 6,414 7,483 9,621 14,966 19,242 22,449 44,898 52,381 67,347 104,762 134,694 157,143 314,286 471,429 and 942,858, with no remainder.

Since 942,858 cannot be divided by just 1 and 942,858, 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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