Q: Is 42,484 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,484 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,484 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 42484 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 19 26 38 43 52 76 86 172 247 494 559 817 988 1,118 1,634 2,236 3,268 10,621 21,242 and 42,484, with no remainder.

Since 42,484 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,484, 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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