Q: Is 42,308 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,308 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,308 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 42308 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 1,511 3,022 6,044 10,577 21,154 and 42,308, with no remainder.

Since 42,308 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,308, it is not a prime number.


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