Q: Is 42,012 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,012 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,012 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 42012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 108 389 778 1,167 1,556 2,334 3,501 4,668 7,002 10,503 14,004 21,006 and 42,012, with no remainder.

Since 42,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,012, it is not a prime number.


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