Q: Is 429,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 429,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 429,742 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 429742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 19 38 43 86 263 526 817 1,634 4,997 9,994 11,309 22,618 214,871 and 429,742, with no remainder.

Since 429,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 429,742, 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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