Q: Is 250,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 250,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 250,042 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 250042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 59 118 163 326 767 1,534 2,119 4,238 9,617 19,234 125,021 and 250,042, with no remainder.

Since 250,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 250,042, it is not a prime number.


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