Q: Is 42,824 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,824 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,824 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 42824 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 53 101 106 202 212 404 424 808 5,353 10,706 21,412 and 42,824, with no remainder.

Since 42,824 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,824, it is not a prime number.


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