Q: Is 3,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 3,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 3,942 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 3942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 73 146 219 438 657 1,314 1,971 and 3,942, with no remainder.

Since 3,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 3,942, it is not a prime number.


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