Q: Is 104,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 104,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 104,842 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 104842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 31 38 62 89 178 589 1,178 1,691 2,759 3,382 5,518 52,421 and 104,842, with no remainder.

Since 104,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 104,842, it is not a prime number.


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