Q: Is 11,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 11,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 11,742 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 11742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 57 103 114 206 309 618 1,957 3,914 5,871 and 11,742, with no remainder.

Since 11,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 11,742, it is not a prime number.


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