Q: Is 40,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 40,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 40,242 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 40242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 57 114 353 706 1,059 2,118 6,707 13,414 20,121 and 40,242, with no remainder.

Since 40,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 40,242, it is not a prime number.


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