Q: Is 42,746 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,746 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,746 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 42746 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 29 58 67 134 319 638 737 1,474 1,943 3,886 21,373 and 42,746, with no remainder.

Since 42,746 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,746, 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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