Q: Is 76,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 76,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 76,842 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 76842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 1,423 2,846 4,269 8,538 12,807 25,614 38,421 and 76,842, with no remainder.

Since 76,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 76,842, it is not a prime number.


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