Q: Is 42,366 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,366 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,366 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 42366 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 307 614 921 1,842 7,061 14,122 21,183 and 42,366, with no remainder.

Since 42,366 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,366, 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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