Is 842700 a prime number?
It is possible to find out using mathematical methods whether a given integer is a prime number or not.
No, 842 700 is not a prime number.
For example, 842 700 can be divided by 2: 842 700 / 2 = 421 350.
Actually, one can immediately see that 842 700 cannot be prime, because 5 is one of its divisors: indeed, a number ending with 0 or 5 has necessarily 5 among its divisors. The last digit of 842 700 is 0, so it is divisible by 5 and is therefore not prime.
For 842 700 to be a prime number, it would have been required that 842 700 has only two divisors, i.e., itself and 1.
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