Q: Is 97,842 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 97,842 is not a prime number.

Why is 97,842 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 97842 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 69 138 709 1,418 2,127 4,254 16,307 32,614 48,921 and 97,842, with no remainder.

Since 97,842 cannot be divided by just 1 and 97,842, it is not a prime number.


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