Q: Is 42,994 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 42,994 is not a prime number.

Why is 42,994 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 42994 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 37 74 83 166 259 518 581 1,162 3,071 6,142 21,497 and 42,994, with no remainder.

Since 42,994 cannot be divided by just 1 and 42,994, it is not a prime number.


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Number 42,99242,99342,99542,996
Prime? nononono
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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