Q: Is 42,732 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,732 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,732 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 42732 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,187 2,374 3,561 4,748 7,122 10,683 14,244 21,366 and 42,732, with no remainder.

Since 42,732 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,732, it is not a prime number.


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