Q: Is 456,042 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 456,042 is not a prime number.

Why is 456,042 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 456042 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 263 289 526 578 789 867 1,578 1,734 4,471 8,942 13,413 26,826 76,007 152,014 228,021 and 456,042, with no remainder.

Since 456,042 cannot be divided by just 1 and 456,042, it is not a prime number.


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