Q: Is 89,842 a Prime Number?

A: No, 89,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 89,842 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 89842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 1,549 3,098 44,921 and 89,842, with no remainder.

Since 89,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 89,842, it is not a prime number.

Number	89,840	89,841	89,843	89,844
Prime?	no	no	no	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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