Q: Is 4,042 a Prime Number?

A: No, 4,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 4,042 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 4042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 43 47 86 94 2,021 and 4,042, with no remainder.

Since 4,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,042, it is not a prime number.

Number	4,040	4,041	4,043	4,044
Prime?	no	no	no	no

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

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