Q: Is 6,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 6,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 6,942 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 6942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 78 89 178 267 534 1,157 2,314 3,471 and 6,942, with no remainder.

Since 6,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 6,942, 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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