Q: Is 42,063 a Prime Number?

A: No, 42,063 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,063 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 42063 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 2,003 6,009 14,021 and 42,063, with no remainder.

Since 42,063 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,063, it is not a prime number.

Number	42,061	42,062	42,064	42,065
Prime?	yes	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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