Q: Is 42,648 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,648 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,648 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 42648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 1,777 3,554 5,331 7,108 10,662 14,216 21,324 and 42,648, with no remainder.

Since 42,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,648, it is not a prime number.


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