Q: Is 42,750 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,750 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,750 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 42750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 19 25 30 38 45 50 57 75 90 95 114 125 150 171 190 225 250 285 342 375 450 475 570 750 855 950 1,125 1,425 1,710 2,250 2,375 2,850 4,275 4,750 7,125 8,550 14,250 21,375 and 42,750, with no remainder.

Since 42,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,750, it is not a prime number.


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