Q: Is 42,483 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,483 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,483 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 42483 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 17 21 49 51 119 147 289 357 833 867 2,023 2,499 6,069 14,161 and 42,483, with no remainder.

Since 42,483 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,483, it is not a prime number.


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Number 42,48142,48242,48442,485
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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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