Q: Is 42,186 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,186 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,186 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 42186 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 79 89 158 178 237 267 474 534 7,031 14,062 21,093 and 42,186, with no remainder.

Since 42,186 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,186, it is not a prime number.


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