Q: Is 42,098 a Prime Number?

A: No, 42,098 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,098 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 42098 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 31 62 97 194 217 434 679 1,358 3,007 6,014 21,049 and 42,098, with no remainder.

Since 42,098 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,098, it is not a prime number.

Number	42,096	42,097	42,099	42,100
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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