Q: Is 42,126 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,126 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,126 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 42126 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 17 21 34 42 51 59 102 118 119 177 238 354 357 413 714 826 1,003 1,239 2,006 2,478 3,009 6,018 7,021 14,042 21,063 and 42,126, with no remainder.

Since 42,126 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,126, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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