Q: Is 32,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 32,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 32,742 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 32742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 17 18 34 51 102 107 153 214 306 321 642 963 1,819 1,926 3,638 5,457 10,914 16,371 and 32,742, with no remainder.

Since 32,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 32,742, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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