Q: Is 42,048 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,048 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,048 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 42048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 73 96 144 146 192 219 288 292 438 576 584 657 876 1,168 1,314 1,752 2,336 2,628 3,504 4,672 5,256 7,008 10,512 14,016 21,024 and 42,048, with no remainder.

Since 42,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,048, it is not a prime number.


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