Q: Is 42,264 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,264 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,264 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 42264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 587 1,174 1,761 2,348 3,522 4,696 5,283 7,044 10,566 14,088 21,132 and 42,264, with no remainder.

Since 42,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,264, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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