Q: Is 127,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 127,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 127,842 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 127842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 13 22 26 33 39 66 78 143 149 286 298 429 447 858 894 1,639 1,937 3,278 3,874 4,917 5,811 9,834 11,622 21,307 42,614 63,921 and 127,842, with no remainder.

Since 127,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 127,842, it is not a prime number.


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