Q: Is 105,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 105,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 105,842 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 105842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 17 22 34 187 283 374 566 3,113 4,811 6,226 9,622 52,921 and 105,842, with no remainder.

Since 105,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 105,842, it is not a prime number.


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