Q: Is 42,338 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,338 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,338 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 42338 can be evenly divided by 1 2 21,169 and 42,338, with no remainder.

Since 42,338 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,338, it is not a prime number.


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