Q: Is 42,804 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,804 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,804 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 42804 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 29 36 41 58 82 87 116 123 164 174 246 261 348 369 492 522 738 1,044 1,189 1,476 2,378 3,567 4,756 7,134 10,701 14,268 21,402 and 42,804, with no remainder.

Since 42,804 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,804, it is not a prime number.


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