Q: Is 12,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 12,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 12,042 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 12042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 223 446 669 1,338 2,007 4,014 6,021 and 12,042, with no remainder.

Since 12,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,042, it is not a prime number.


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