Q: Is 39,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 39,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 39,942 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 39942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 317 634 951 1,902 2,219 2,853 4,438 5,706 6,657 13,314 19,971 and 39,942, with no remainder.

Since 39,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 39,942, 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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