Q: Is 42,936 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,936 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,936 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 42936 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 1,789 3,578 5,367 7,156 10,734 14,312 21,468 and 42,936, with no remainder.

Since 42,936 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,936, it is not a prime number.


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