Q: Is 42,024 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,024 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,024 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 42024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 24 34 51 68 102 103 136 204 206 309 408 412 618 824 1,236 1,751 2,472 3,502 5,253 7,004 10,506 14,008 21,012 and 42,024, with no remainder.

Since 42,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,024, it is not a prime number.


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