Q: Is 51,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 51,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 51,842 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 51842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 46 49 98 161 322 529 1,058 1,127 2,254 3,703 7,406 25,921 and 51,842, with no remainder.

Since 51,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 51,842, 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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