Q: Is 71,842 a Prime Number?
A: No, 71,842 is 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 71842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 2,113 4,226 35,921 and 71,842, with no remainder.
Since 71,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,842, it is not a prime number.