Q: Is 174,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 174,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 174,042 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 174042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 11 18 22 27 33 54 66 99 198 293 297 586 594 879 1,758 2,637 3,223 5,274 6,446 7,911 9,669 15,822 19,338 29,007 58,014 87,021 and 174,042, with no remainder.

Since 174,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 174,042, it is not a prime number.


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