Q: Is 42,244 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,244 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,244 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 42244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 59 118 179 236 358 716 10,561 21,122 and 42,244, with no remainder.

Since 42,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,244, it is not a prime number.


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