Q: Is 42,306 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,306 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,306 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 42306 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 641 1,282 1,923 3,846 7,051 14,102 21,153 and 42,306, with no remainder.

Since 42,306 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,306, it is not a prime number.


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