Q: Is 59,742 a Prime Number?

A: No, 59,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 59,742 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 59742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 3,319 6,638 9,957 19,914 29,871 and 59,742, with no remainder.

Since 59,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,742, it is not a prime number.

Number	59,740	59,741	59,743	59,744
Prime?	no	no	yes	no

All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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