Q: Is 42,208 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,208 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,208 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 42208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 1,319 2,638 5,276 10,552 21,104 and 42,208, with no remainder.

Since 42,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,208, it is not a prime number.


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