Q: Is 4,200 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 4,200 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,200 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 4200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 40 42 50 56 60 70 75 84 100 105 120 140 150 168 175 200 210 280 300 350 420 525 600 700 840 1,050 1,400 2,100 and 4,200, with no remainder.

Since 4,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,200, it is not a prime number.


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