Q: Is 42,392 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,392 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,392 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 42392 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 757 1,514 3,028 5,299 6,056 10,598 21,196 and 42,392, with no remainder.

Since 42,392 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,392, 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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