Q: Is 103,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 103,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 103,842 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 103842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 641 1,282 1,923 3,846 5,769 11,538 17,307 34,614 51,921 and 103,842, with no remainder.

Since 103,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 103,842, it is not a prime number.


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