Q: Is 429,942 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 429,942 is not a prime number.

Why is 429,942 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 429942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 131 262 393 547 786 1,094 1,641 3,282 71,657 143,314 214,971 and 429,942, with no remainder.

Since 429,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 429,942, it is not a prime number.


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