Q: Is 42,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,042 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 42042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 11 13 14 21 22 26 33 39 42 49 66 77 78 91 98 143 147 154 182 231 273 286 294 429 462 539 546 637 858 1,001 1,078 1,274 1,617 1,911 2,002 3,003 3,234 3,822 6,006 7,007 14,014 21,021 and 42,042, with no remainder.

Since 42,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,042, it is not a prime number.


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