Q: Is 42,188 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,188 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,188 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 42188 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 53 106 199 212 398 796 10,547 21,094 and 42,188, with no remainder.

Since 42,188 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,188, it is not a prime number.


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