Q: Is 121,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 121,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 121,842 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 121842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 967 1,934 2,901 5,802 6,769 8,703 13,538 17,406 20,307 40,614 60,921 and 121,842, with no remainder.

Since 121,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 121,842, it is not a prime number.


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