Q: Is 42,658 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,658 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,658 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 42658 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 22 77 154 277 554 1,939 3,047 3,878 6,094 21,329 and 42,658, with no remainder.

Since 42,658 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,658, 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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