Q: Is 10,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 10,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 10,842 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 10842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 139 278 417 834 1,807 3,614 5,421 and 10,842, with no remainder.

Since 10,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,842, it is not a prime number.


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