Q: Is 101,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 101,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 101,742 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 101742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 31 62 93 186 547 1,094 1,641 3,282 16,957 33,914 50,871 and 101,742, with no remainder.

Since 101,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 101,742, it is not a prime number.


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