Q: Is 42,891 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,891 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,891 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 42891 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 29 51 87 493 841 1,479 2,523 14,297 and 42,891, with no remainder.

Since 42,891 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,891, 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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