Q: Is 42,212 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,212 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,212 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 42212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 61 122 173 244 346 692 10,553 21,106 and 42,212, with no remainder.

Since 42,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,212, it is not a prime number.


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