Q: Is 49,742 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 49,742 is not a prime number.

Why is 49,742 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 49742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 14 17 19 22 34 38 77 119 133 154 187 209 238 266 323 374 418 646 1,309 1,463 2,261 2,618 2,926 3,553 4,522 7,106 24,871 and 49,742, with no remainder.

Since 49,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 49,742, it is not a prime number.


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