Q: Is 42,823 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,823 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,823 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 42823 can be evenly divided by 1 11 17 187 229 2,519 3,893 and 42,823, with no remainder.

Since 42,823 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,823, it is not a prime number.


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