Q: Is 78,242 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 78,242 is not a prime number.

Why is 78,242 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 78242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 29 38 58 71 142 551 1,102 1,349 2,059 2,698 4,118 39,121 and 78,242, with no remainder.

Since 78,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 78,242, it is not a prime number.


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